speculation
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Types & categories
- opinion hypernym
- divination hyponym
Related & opposite
- guess derivation
- conjecture derivation
- estimate derivation
- surmise derivation
- hazard derivation
- suppose derivation
- suspect derivation
- speculate derivation
- hypothetical derivation
Sense 2 noun
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
speculations about the outcome of the election
Types & categories
- hypothesis hypernym
Related & opposite
- conjecture derivation
- hypothetical derivation
Sense 3 noun
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
Types & categories
- investment funds hypernym
- gamble hyponym
- smart money hyponym
- pyramid hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge
Types & categories
- rumination hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | guess |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | estimate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | surmise |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hazard |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppose |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suspect |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speculate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | opinion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | divination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hypothesis |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | job |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stake |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | daring |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | investment funds |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gamble |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | smart money |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pyramid |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | muse |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | meditate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | rumination |