Commodity futures markets have become highly speculative.
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Speculative
/ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/
Synonyms for "speculative" (265 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Adjective(9 words)
riskyabstract nounacademic skillarmchair guessworkassumptivebadbaseless assertionchimericalconjectural
Noun(5 words)
Verb(2 words)
Strong matches (80)
experimentalfull of riskgroundlesshazardoushypothetichypotheticalidealidealisticidealizedideationalideativeiffyimpracticalin disputein doubtin dubioin questioninquiringintellectualintrospective
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Noun(18 words)
experimental onlyfantasizingfantasyfloating groundfrench théoriquegamblinggambling verbguess basedguess based decisionguessinghigh-yield investmenthypothesizingimagined valueleading edge classroom practicesmidairmost theoreticalnon evidentialoverstepping
Adjective(21 words)
extrapolativefaddishfancifulfictional rome accountfrothierfuture projectionfuture speculationfuturistic society classroomhazierhigh-riskhypothesis-basedhypotheticalhypothetical conclusionhypothetical propositionhypothetical unitimaginativeimagined entityinquisitiveinsubstantialnonproof hypothesis
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Determiner(1 words)
no ground
Adverb(2 words)
not based on evidencenot earthed wiring
Related words (132)
Adjective(56 words)
personal anecdotephilosophical conceptphilosophical jurisprudencephilosophical theorypolitical theory discussionproblematicalpure guessworkputativequestioningremote arearemote locationrisky behaviorrisky methodrough guessworkspanish teóricotentative claimtentative suggestiontheoretictheoreticaltheoretical analysis
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theoretical chemistrytheoretical claimtheoretical concepttheoretical constructtheoretical critiquetheoretical descriptor concepttheoretical descriptorstheoretical energy potentialtheoretical evidencetheoretical frameworktheoretical ideatheoretical importancetheoretical instructiontheoretical linguisticstheoretical logiciantheoretical methodstheoretical microbiologytheoretical modelingtheoretical resulttheoretical skilltheoretical studytheoretical subjecttheoretical tasktheoretical unittheoretical workuncertainunfounded rumorungrounded fearuninformedunnecessary guessworkunproven itemsunverified claim rhetoricunverified factvague reasoningwishfulwondering
Noun(23 words)
philosophical treatisesphilosophizingportuguese teóricoprognosticatingriskingrothschildrumoringspeculatingspeculative thinkingstarshipsurmisingtheoretical approachtheoretical assumptiontheoretical atom modeltheoretical biologytheoretical exercisetheoretical papertheorizingtheory changedthin air
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time consuming guessworkunduly speculativewild guess
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5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesspeculative fictionspeculative guessspeculative hypothesisspeculative investmentspeculative marketspeculative reasoning
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4 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The Government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract fears.
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Civil rights are apparently speculative.
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"Björn, people who read speculative fiction, as fantasy and sci-fi, become good at evaluating hypothetical situations." "Ragnar, do you mean it enhances their creativity and imagination?" "Correct."
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