Speculation

/ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Synonyms for "speculation" (192 found)

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Noun(10 words)

conjecture guess hypothesis argosies assumption conjectures conjecturing conspiracies conspiracy crapshoot

abstractionactuarial predictionadventure advisement agiotage analysis apocalypse arbitrage betting blackjackblind guessbold conjecturebrainwork bridge broodingbuying incalculated riskcardsharpingcasting lotscerebration

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chance cogitation conjecture consideration contemplation counsel deduction deliberation

Adjective(1 words)

armchair guesswork

Strong matches (57)

doctrinairism doctrinality doctrinarity dream enterpriseequity capitalevaluation excogitation explanation flier flutter flyer foreboding forecast forecasting foreshowing foresight foretelling fortune gamble

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gambling game gaming guess guesswork hazard hazarding hunch hypothesis ideal improbability investment liquidation luck lucubration meditationmere theorymusing omen opinion perhaps

Verb(1 words)

extrapolating

Noun(15 words)

extrapolations gamble gamblesguess basedguesses guessingguessing without evidenceguesswork guessworks hypothesizing idea imagination investing meditation noodling

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Noun(19 words)

philosophizing profiteering punt punting punts speculating stargazing supposal supposition suppositions surmisal surmise surmising theorizingtheory changedtime consuming guessworktradingunstructured guessing processventure

play playing plunge pondering postulation prediction prefiguration prefigurement prefiguring presage presaging presentiment preshowing presignifyingprime investmentprobabilityprofit takingprognosis prognostication promise

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prophecy prophesying prospectus reflection review revolving risk riskingrough guessround traderumination scalping shot soothsay sortition sportingspot salestab stakingstatistical predictionstockjobbery stockjobbing study studying suppose supposition surmise theoretictheoretical basistheoretics theoria theoric theorization theory thinking thought turn uncertaintyunverified suppositionvaticination ventureventure capitalwager wagering weighingwild guesswondering

Adjective(9 words)

pure guessworkrandom guessingrandom guessworksmall bubblestrong suspiciontheoretical ideatheoretical workunnecessary guessworkunverified belief

Determiner(1 words)

the theory

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More general

16 entries

belief contemplation finance hypothesis investmentinvestment fundsmusing opinion possibility reflection reflexion rumination theory thinking thoughtfulness view

More specific

6 entries

conjecture guess hypothesisoptions tradingstock tradingtheory

Collocations

5 entries

academic speculationeconomic speculationmarket speculationspeculation riskspeculative theory

Inflections

1 entries

speculations

Derivations

4 entries

speculate speculative speculatively speculator

Sample sentences

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Speculation is growing apace.

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No speculation has taken place concerning the motives.

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He sometimes indulges himself in idle speculation.

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He lost the greater part of his fortune in speculation.

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