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synonym (synonym of speculate)

  • (verb.cognition)
    conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, suppose, theorise, theorize
    to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, think over
    reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    job
    invest at a risk (verb.possession)
     

hypernym (speculate IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • invest at a risk (verb.possession)
    commit, invest, place, put
    make an investment (verb.possession)
     
  • reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
    cerebrate, cogitate, think
    use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition)
     
  • talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication)
    reason
    think logically (verb.cognition)
     
  • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)
    anticipate, expect
    regard something as probable or likely (verb.cognition)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF speculate relation)

  • invest at a risk (verb.possession)
    bull
    try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying (verb.possession)
     
  • reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
    premeditate
    think or reflect beforehand or in advance (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    theologise, theologize
    make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    introspect
    reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    bethink
    consider or ponder something carefully (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    question, wonder
    place in doubt or express doubtful speculation (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    puzzle
    be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    consider, study
    give careful consideration to (verb.perception)
     
  • talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication)
    guess, hazard, pretend, venture
    put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    say, suppose
    express a supposition (verb.communication)
     
  • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)
    construct, reconstruct, retrace
    reassemble mentally (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    develop, explicate, formulate
    elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses (verb.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from speculate)

  • invest at a risk (verb.possession)
    plunger, speculator
    someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    speculation, venture
    an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits (noun.possession)
     
  • (adj.all)
    bad, high-risk, risky, speculative
    not financially safe or secure (adj.all)
     
  • reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
    contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    meditation, speculation
    continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    muse
    the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.person)
    muller, muser, ponderer, ruminator
    a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    inquisitive, questioning, speculative, wondering
    showing curiosity (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    reflective
    devoted to matters of the mind (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
    deeply or seriously thoughtful (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    excogitative
    concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation (adj.all)
     
  • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)
    conjecture
    reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    theorisation, theorization
    the production or use of theories (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    supposal, supposition
    the cognitive process of supposing (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    hypothesis, possibility, theory
    a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    conjecture, speculation
    a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    theory
    a belief that can guide behavior (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise
    a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    hypothesis
    a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    speculator
    someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer
    someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    notional, speculative
    not based on fact or investigation (adj.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation conjecture hypothecate hypothesise chew over contemplate excogitate cerebrate cogitate think anticipate expect reason premeditate theologise introspect bethink cogitate contemplation musing meditation speculation muse muller
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