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Speculate

To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.

📖 Definitions of "Speculate"

verb

1
To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.
2
To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
3
To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.
4
To anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance.

🔄 Synonyms of "Speculate"

17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ruminateverb	(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
conjecturenoun	(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
contemplateverb	To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
mullnoun	(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
jobnoun	A task.
mull oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
supposeverb	(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
meditateverb	(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
hypothesizeverb	(ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
theorizeverb	(intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
chew oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
think oververb	(idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
hypothecateverb	(transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
theoriseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of theorize. [(intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.]
musenoun	Of a person: a source of inspiration.
ponderverb	To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Speculate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
contemplateverb	To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
think oververb	(idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
chew oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
mull oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
mullverb	(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
ponderverb	To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
meditateverb	(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
hypothesizeverb	(ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
conjectureverb	(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
supposeverb	(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
theorizeverb	(intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
museverb	Of a person: a source of inspiration.
jobverb	(intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
hypothecateverb	(transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
theoriseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of theorize. [(intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.]
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
ruminateverb	(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
presupposeverb	To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
guessverb	To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.