wild guess

noun

A guess that is not based on any evidence, knowledge, or experience.

“The student had no idea how to solve the math problem, so he took a wild guess among the choices given.”

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Meanings

nounwild guess (plural wild guesses)

plural wild guesses

  1. A guess that is not based on any evidence, knowledge, or experience.

    The student had no idea how to solve the math problem, so he took a wild guess among the choices given.

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    Near-synonyms: WAG, SWAG, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark; see also Thesaurus:supposition

    Synonyms: WAG, SWAG, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark, assumption, conjecture, foreguess

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA guess that is not based on any evidence, knowledge, or experience.

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WAGSWAGuneducated guessstab in the darkshot in the darkassumptionconjectureforeguessgivenguesshunchhypothesisinferencepositpossibilitypostulationpresumptionreckoningspeculationsupposition
Also see
shot in the darkswagwag
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APA

wild guess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20guess

MLA

“wild guess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20guess. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild guess,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20guess.

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