Speculate

/ˈspɛk.jəˌleɪt/

Synonyms for "speculate" (229 found)

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Closest matches (46)

Verb(9 words)

conjecture hypothesize ponder abductsassume faultchew overconjectured contemplate daydreamed

be abstractedbe caught shortbe shortbelong brood bucket bucketshopbuy inbuy intocallcast a horoscopecast a nativitycast lotscerebratechew overchew the cudcogitable cogitate conceive consider

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contemplatecut lotscut the cardsdebate deliberatedeposit margindigest divine dopedope outdowse for waterdraw lotsdraw straws

Noun(4 words)

bullshittingchance ofcogitating conjectures

Strong matches (69)

Noun(19 words)

educated guessingestimateestimate packetsestimatesestimates market pricefictionalizing gambles gamblinggambling verbguess basedguess based decisionguessesguessing without evidencehazard hazardshypothetical modelimagining intuitingmaking prediction

entertain a theoryespouse a theoryevaluate excogitate fantasize financier forebode forecast foresee foretellfortune tellfortune-tell gamble gamego longguess hariolatehave a theoryhold onhypothesize

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introspect investinvest injudgelay out moneylotmake a killingmake a predictionmake a prognosismake a prophecymake a scoopmake an investment

Verb(16 words)

envision excogitate extrapolates fancied fantasize guess guessed guesstimated hazarded hypothecate hypothesise hypothesized imagine imagines intuits job

Adjective(1 words)

fancy claim

Adverb(1 words)

highly theoretical modeling

Related words (114)

margin upmatch coinsmeditatemiss the marketmull overmuse operate opiateoverstay the marketperpend place playplay around withplay at diceplay the marketplay the poniesplay withplow back intoplunge ponder

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ponder overpostulate predict prefigure presage presume prognosticate prophesy punt put pyramid raffleraffle offread palmsread tea leavesread the futurereason reflect reinvest review risk ruminate scalpscoop the marketshoot crapssinksink money insoothsay sport stagstag the marketstudytake a chancetake a fliertell fortunestell the futuretheorize think tosstoy withtrade on marginvaticinate venture wager weighwonder about

Verb(26 words)

meditate mullmull overmuse mused opine opined phantasied philosophize philosophized philosophizes presumed project reflect ruminate suppose supposes surmise surmised theorise

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theorize theorizesthink overtoyed traded wondered

Noun(19 words)

muses overstepping parlay philosophizing pondering positpropose a theorypunt surmises surmising suspectingtake a risktheorizingtime consuming guessworktrade exchangeventuring wonder wondering wonders

Adjective(3 words)

random guessingrumoredswedish risk

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More general

12 entries

anticipate cerebrate cogitate commit expect imagine inference invest place put reason think

More specific

6 entries

envision foresee guess hypothesize predict surmise

Collocations

6 entries

speculate aboutspeculate about causesspeculate about effectsspeculate cautiouslyspeculate onspeculate on possibilities

Inflections

3 entries

speculated speculates speculating

Derivations

4 entries

speculation speculative speculatively speculator

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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I wouldn't want to speculate.

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Would you care to speculate?

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I can only speculate.

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I'm not going to speculate.

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