How to Pronounce Surmises

To pronounce "surmises", say SURM-is-es — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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3

Syllables

8

Letters

SURM-is-es

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💡 Tip for remembering “surmises”

"surmises" has 3 syllables: surm-is-es. It rhymes with comprises and criticizes, if that helps it stick.

What does surmises mean?

noun

  1. Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

    “surmises of jealousy or of envy”

  2. Reflection; thought; posit.

verb

  1. To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.

Words that rhyme with surmises

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

comprisescriticizesepitomizesemphasizesenterprisesprizessurprisesrealizestheorizescharacterizesdespisesutilizes

Related words

conjecturesuppositionguesshypothesisspeculationsuspectspeculatessuppositions

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "surmises"?▾

"Surmises" has 3 syllables: surm · is · es.

What does "surmises" mean?▾

Surmises: Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

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