Meaning & use
conjectural
Based on guesswork or incomplete evidence rather than certain knowledge or proof.
See it in a sentence
The scientist admitted her explanation was still conjectural and needed further testing.
Much of what we know about the ancient city remains conjectural at best.
A note on using this word
Conjectural signals appropriate caution in academic writing when a claim cannot yet be fully verified.
Words with a similar meaning
speculativehypothetical
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Words with an opposite meaning
provenfactual
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