Need another word that means the same as “speculate”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “speculate” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Speculate” are: job, conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, suppose, theorise, theorize, chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, think over, form theories, make suppositions, postulate, guess, make guesses, surmise, gamble, take a chance, take a risk, venture, take a venture, wager
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “speculate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| chew over | Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth. |
| conjecture | (in textual criticism) propose (a reading). Many conjectured that the jury could not agree. |
| contemplate | Look thoughtfully for a long time at. She couldn t even begin to contemplate the future. |
| excogitate | Think out, plan, or devise. The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate. |
| form theories | Develop into a distinctive entity. |
| gamble | Bet (a sum of money. They gambled their money on cards. |
| guess | Guess correctly solve by guessing. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up. |
| hypothecate | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. A hypothecated tax. |
| hypothesise | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. |
| hypothesize | Put (something) forward as a hypothesis. Lack of cushioning in shoes has been hypothesized as a cause of running injuries. |
| job | Cheat; betray. His game plan is to buy in then job the shares on at a profit. |
| make guesses | Make by combining materials and parts. |
| make suppositions | Amount to. |
| meditate | Think deeply about (something. He went off to meditate on the new idea. |
| mull | Think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length. The government is mulling an overhaul of outdated insurance laws. |
| mull over | Heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink. |
| muse | Reflect deeply on a subject. |
| ponder | Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion. I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion. |
| postulate | Take as a given assume as a postulate or axiom. The chapter was then allowed to postulate the bishop of Bath. |
| reflect | Reflect deeply on a subject. Drive carefully the wet road reflects. |
| ruminate | (of a ruminant) chew the cud. Cows ruminate. |
| suppose | Expect believe or suppose. Suppose we leave this to the police. |
| surmise | Imagine to be the case or true or probable. I surmised that the butler did it. |
| take a chance | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract. |
| take a risk | Admit into a group or community. |
| take a venture | Carry out. |
| theorise | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. |
| theorize | Form or construct theories. The classic model of war in the modern era was theorized by the Prussian general and strategist Karl von Clausewitz. |
| think over | Dispose the mind in a certain way. |
| venture | Dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious (often used as a polite expression of hesitation or apology. Agents for other people s money they do not venture their own capital. |
| wager | Maintain with or as if with a bet. Everyone will be able to make single bets rather than having to wager on three matches. |
| anticipatory | Happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something. An anticipatory flash of excitement. |
| assume | Take or begin to have (power or responsibility. He assumes the lotus position. |
| assuming | Arrogant or presumptuous. On a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide. |
| assumption | The taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended. Any society is built upon certain assumptions. |
| conjecture | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. He dismissed it as mere conjecture. |
| contemplate | Consider as a possibility. She couldn t even begin to contemplate the future. |
| expect | Consider obligatory request and expect. We expect great things of you. |
| expectancy | The state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen. An indicator of expectancy in development. |
| guess | Put forward of a guess in spite of possible refutation. He took her aside and I guessed that he was offering her a job. |
| guesswork | An estimate based on little or no information. Answering this question will involve you in a certain amount of guesswork. |
| hypothesis | A proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth. The hypothesis that every event has a cause. |
| hypothesize | Put (something) forward as a hypothesis. Lack of cushioning in shoes has been hypothesized as a cause of running injuries. |
| inductive | Possessing inductance. Instinct rather than inductive reasoning marked her approach to life. |
| infer | Believe to be the case. From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing. |
| inference | The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation. It seemed a fair inference that such books would be grouped together. |
| mistakenly | By accident or oversight; accidentally. They mistakenly believed her to be pregnant. |
| mull | A term used in Scottish names of promontories. She began to mull over the various possibilities. |
| optimistically | In a way that shows hope and confidence about the future. He spoke optimistically about what is ahead. |
| ponder | Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion. She sat pondering over her problem. |
| predict | Make a prediction about tell in advance. It is too early to predict a result. |
| presume | Be arrogant or impertinent enough to do something. I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building. |
| reasoning | Endowed with the capacity to reason. He explained the reasoning behind his decision at a media conference. |
| reckon | Establish by calculation. His debts were reckoned at 300 000. |
| ruminate | Chew the cuds. Goats ruminated nonchalantly around them. |
| speculation | Continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature. This is pure speculation on my part. |
| suppose | Take for granted or as a given suppose beforehand. I m supposed to be meeting someone at the airport. |
| supposition | A belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis. Their outrage was based on supposition and hearsay. |
| surmise | Imagine to be the case or true or probable. Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed. |
| theorize | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. Galileo theorized the motion of the stars. |
| think | An instance of deliberate thinking. I think that he is her boyfriend. |
The synonyms and related words of "Brag" are: blow, bluster, boast, gas, gasconade, shoot a…
The synonyms and related words of "Pierce" are: thrust, make a hole in, penetrate, puncture,…
The synonyms and related words of "Weary" are: aweary, tired, tired out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired,…
The synonyms and related words of "Kick" are: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, give…
The synonyms and related words of "Useless" are: futile, pointless, purposeless, impractical, vain, in vain,…
Want to describe something with adjectives that start with 'J'? Though they are not numerous,…