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SPECULATE Synonyms

There are 28 synonyms of the word speculate. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word speculate. (close relations)

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conjecture
nounn
noun

• a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

• reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

verb

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

hypothesize
verbv
verb

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

suppose
verbv
verb

• express a supposition

• expect, believe, or suppose

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

• take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

• require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

theorize
verbv
verb

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

• construct a theory about

• form or construct theories

assume
verbv
verb

• take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

• take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

• occupy or take on

• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

• make a pretence of

• take up someone's soul into heaven

• put clothing on one's body

consider
verbv
verb

• deem to be

• give careful consideration to

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• show consideration for; take into account

• think about carefully; weigh

• judge or regard; look upon; judge

• look at attentively

• look at carefully; study mentally

• regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem

guess
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

• an estimate based on little or no information

verb

• expect, believe, or suppose

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• guess correctly; solve by guessing

imagine
verbv
verb

• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

• expect, believe, or suppose

postulate
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

verb

• maintain or assert

• take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

• require as useful, just, or proper

presume
verbv
verb

• take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

• take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

• constitute reasonable evidence for

• take liberties or act with too much confidence

reckon
verbv
verb

• expect, believe, or suppose

• judge to be probable

• deem to be

• make a mathematical calculation or computation

• have faith or confidence in

• take account of

surmise
verbv
noun

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

verb

• infer from incomplete evidence

• imagine to be the case or true or probable

think
verbv
noun

• an instance of deliberate thinking

verb

• judge or regard; look upon; judge

• expect, believe, or suppose

• use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• imagine or visualize

• focus one's attention on a certain state

• have in mind as a purpose

• decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

• ponder; reflect on, or reason about

• dispose the mind in a certain way

• have or formulate in the mind

• be capable of conscious thought

• bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

contemplate
verbv
verb

• look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

• consider as a possibility

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• reflect deeply on a subject

excogitate
verbv
verb

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• reflect deeply on a subject

hypothecate
verbv
verb

• pledge without delivery or title of possession

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

hypothesise
verbv
verb

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

job
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

• any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

• a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'

• a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

• an object worked on; a result produced by working

• the responsibility to do something

• the performance of a piece of work

• a damaging piece of work

• a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

• (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

• a crime (especially a robbery)

verb

• profit privately from public office and official business

• arranged for contracted work to be done by others

• work occasionally

• invest at a risk

meditate
verbv
verb

• reflect deeply on a subject

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

mull
verbv
noun

• an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides

• a term used in Scottish names of promontories

verb

• reflect deeply on a subject

• heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink

Best Hypernyms For SPECULATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for speculate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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anticipate cerebrate cogitate commit expect invest place put reason think

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