Definition of speculate

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  • speculate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
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Definition of speculate

  • invest at a risk (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. job
  • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. conjecture
    2. hypothecate
    3. hypothesise
    4. hypothesize
    5. suppose
    6. theorise
    7. theorize
  • reflect deeply on a subject (verb)

    Examples

    1. philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years

    Synonyms

    1. chew over
    2. contemplate
    3. excogitate
    4. meditate
    5. mull
    6. mull over
    7. muse
    8. ponder
    9. reflect
    10. ruminate
    11. think over
  • 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)

See definition of speculate in Merriam Webster