Claim and Guess

Claim

Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Guess and claim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guess" instead a verb "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Guess verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.

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Claim and guess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a verb "Guess".

Nearby Words: guessed, guessing

good	good claim	good guess
best	best claim	best guess
particular	particular claim	particular guess
common	common claim	common guess
Other adjectives: current, original, free, initial, true, reasonable, actual, real, little, easy, plausible, above, next, last, earlier, previous.

The former could conceivably be a good guess on his part thanks to knowing the story of the bell of Prince Paul like every other Varanian—like the Delphic oracle to Darius, he could claim a bell would ring for victory no matter who actually won.

Source: Literature / The Three Investigators
Whether or not it's actually true or just Warren trying to goad Smithers into picking up the gun he left next to him so he could kill Smithers and claim self-defense is anyone's guess.

Source: Would You Like to Hear How They Died?
However, for many people whom seen the film for the first time, knowing what to expect, claim they don't see what the big deal is, and claim they could guess Kevin Spacey was Keyser Soze after just five minutes watching the film.

Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Film

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