speculate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
Types & categories
- expect hypernym
- reconstruct hyponym
- formulate hyponym
Related & opposite
- conjecture derivation
- theorization derivation
- supposal derivation
- hypothesis derivation
- conjecture derivation
- theory derivation
- supposition derivation
- hypothesis derivation
- speculator derivation
- theorist derivation
- notional derivation
Sense 2 verb
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
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- supposition derivation
- speculator derivation
- notional derivation
Sense 3 verb
reflect deeply on a subject
I mulled over the events of the afternoon
Types & categories
- cerebrate hypernym
- premeditate hyponym
- theologize hyponym
- introspect hyponym
- bethink hyponym
- cogitate hyponym
- wonder hyponym
- puzzle hyponym
- consider hyponym
Related & opposite
- rumination derivation
- meditation derivation
- muse derivation
- muser derivation
- inquisitive derivation
- reflective derivation
- musing derivation
- excogitative derivation
Sense 4 verb
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
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- plunger derivation
- venture derivation
- speculative derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | theorization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | supposal |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothesis |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | theory |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | supposition |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothesis |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speculator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | theorist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | notional |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | expect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reconstruct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | formulate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | supposition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | speculator |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | notional |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | reason |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hazard |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | suppose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rumination |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | meditation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | muse |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | muser |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | inquisitive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reflective |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | musing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | excogitative |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cerebrate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | premeditate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | theologize |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | introspect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bethink |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cogitate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | wonder |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | puzzle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | consider |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | plunger |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | venture |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | speculative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | invest |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bull |