speculate

Verbs

  • (v) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
    • Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
    conjecture, hypothesise, hypothesize, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose,
  • (v) 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
    • We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal
  • (v) reflect deeply on a subject
    • I mulled over the events of the afternoon
    • philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
    • The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
    chew over, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, contemplate,
  • (v) invest at a risk
    • I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating
    job,

Synonyms

conjecture hypothesise hypothesize theorise theorize hypothecate suppose chew over meditate mull mull over muse ponder think over excogitate reflect ruminate contemplate job

Words of close approximity

specular