DARESAID Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

daresaid

verb

past tense of daresay

as in guessed

to form an opinion from little or no evidence I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all

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And then, the decision that will be second guessed in San Diego for years to come, if the Padres don't complete the big comeback.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The bad guy has guessed his secret identity and now holds our hero at gunpoint.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of guessed

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Following his passing in 2021, his son, Adam Stewart, assumed the role of Executive Chairman, continuing the family legacy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The lifting was assumed, God was the obvious entity being addressed, but what mattered most was the us, us, us.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of assumed

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Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign, characterized the influx of GOP spending as a last-ditch effort to avoid losing a seat in a state that wasn’t supposed to be a battleground.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
If an Oura Ring — which has no microphone — looks like a Vocci Ring — which does — and both look like regular rings, what is the average person supposed to do?

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of supposed

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This particular set of remains—46 crania stored at Cambridge University—came from the Umm el-Qaab cemetery, which contains subsidiary burials presumed to be retainers of deceased First Dynasty rulers.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
In broad terms, an indefinite employment relationship is presumed to be terminable at the will of either party.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of presumed

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The governor’s mansion, Plantation House, was built in 1791 by the East India Company, and is famed today as the home of Jonathan, a tortoise from the Seychelles who is now aged about 194 and thought to be the oldest creature on Earth.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
Palos Verdes players thought the ball was dead after stoppage for an Inglewood injury, but the officials started running the clock when play resumed, and Palos Verdes finally called a timeout.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

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