speculate
English Thesaurus
1. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | cerebrate, cogitate, think, |
| definition | : | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | premeditate, |
| definition | : | think or reflect beforehand or in advance (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | theologise, theologize, |
| definition | : | make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | introspect, |
| definition | : | reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bethink, |
| definition | : | consider or ponder something carefully (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | cogitate, |
| definition | : | consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | question, wonder, |
| definition | : | place in doubt or express doubtful speculation (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | puzzle, |
| definition | : | be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | consider, study, |
| definition | : | give careful consideration to (verb.perception) |
2. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | anticipate, expect, |
| definition | : | regard something as probable or likely (verb.cognition) |
3. 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.communication)
| hypernym | : | reason, |
| definition | : | think logically (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | guess, hazard, pretend, venture, |
| definition | : | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | say, suppose, |
| definition | : | express a supposition (verb.communication) |
4. invest at a risk (verb.possession)
| hyponym | : | bull, |
| definition | : | try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying (verb.possession) |
5. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | meditation, speculation, |
| definition | : | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | muse, |
| definition | : | the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | devoted to matters of the mind (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | excogitative, |
| definition | : | concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation (adj.all) |
6. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | conjecture, |
| definition | : | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | supposal, supposition, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of supposing (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | hypothesis, possibility, theory, |
| definition | : | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | conjecture, speculation, |
| definition | : | a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | theory, |
| definition | : | a belief that can guide behavior (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | hypothesis, |
| definition | : | a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | speculator, |
| definition | : | someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts (noun.person) |
7. 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.communication)
| derivation | : | speculator, |
| definition | : | someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts (noun.person) |
8. invest at a risk (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | plunger, speculator, |
| definition | : | someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | speculation, venture, |
| definition | : | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits (noun.possession) |
9. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | meditation, speculation, |
| definition | : | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | muse, |
| definition | : | the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | devoted to matters of the mind (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | excogitative, |
| definition | : | concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation (adj.all) |
10. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | conjecture, |
| definition | : | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | supposal, supposition, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of supposing (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | hypothesis, possibility, theory, |
| definition | : | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | conjecture, speculation, |
| definition | : | a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | theory, |
| definition | : | a belief that can guide behavior (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | hypothesis, |
| definition | : | a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | speculator, |
| definition | : | someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts (noun.person) |
11. 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.communication)
| derivation | : | speculator, |
| definition | : | someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts (noun.person) |
12. invest at a risk (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | plunger, speculator, |
| definition | : | someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | speculation, venture, |
| definition | : | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits (noun.possession) |
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