What does "speculated" mean?

simple past and past participle of speculate

What is a synonym for "speculated"?

Common synonyms include: chew over, reflect, ruminate, be abstracted, be caught short, be short.

Speculated

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

1
simple past and past participle of speculate form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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chew over reflect ruminate be abstracted be caught short be short

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"The biology on this globe is carbon-based. Some have speculated that there could be silicon-based forms of biology elsewhere in this universe. There yet could be plasma-based biology. There could be incorporeal biology. There could be other probabilities."

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