Uncertainty And Risk Vocabulary

noun a prediction or estimate made without definite knowledge

verb to estimate or suppose (something) without sufficient information

• I can only make an educated guess based on the information available.
• I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
• I guess it's whatever, you know?
• Sometimes life throws unexpected challenges at us, but we must learn to guess our way through them.

noun a thing that may happen or be the case

adjective having the potential to happen or exist

• There is a possibility that the project deadline may need to be extended.
• There's a chance we might have to push back the project deadline.
• The project deadline could potentially be moved.
• The door to extending the project deadline is open.