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Synonyms for speculate
verb think about deeply and theorize- contemplate
- figure out
- guess
- hypothesize
- read
- reflect
- ruminate
- surmise
- weigh
- wonder
- brainstorm
- cerebrate
- cogitate
- conjecture
- consider
- deliberate
- dope
- excogitate
- figure
- guesstimate
- meditate
- muse
- reason
- review
- scheme
- study
- suppose
- suspect
- beat one's brains
- build castles in air
- call it
- call the turn
- chew over
- dope out
- have a hunch
- hazard a guess
- head trip
- kick around
- pipe-dream
- psych out
- read between lines
- run it up flagpole
- size up
Antonyms for speculate
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More words related to speculate
assume
verb. believe, take for granted
- accept
- ascertain
- be afraid
- be inclined to think
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- count upon
- deduce
- deem
- divine
- estimate
- expect
- fall for
- fancy
- find
- gather
- get the idea
- guess
- have a hunch
- have sneaking suspicion
- hypothesize
- imagine
- infer
- judge
- posit
- postulate
- predicate
- presume
- presuppose
- speculate
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- theorize
- think
- understand
assumes
verb. believe, take for granted
- accept
- ascertain
- be afraid
- be inclined to think
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- count upon
- deduce
- deem
- divine
- estimate
- expect
- fall for
- fancy
- find
- gather
- get the idea
- guess
- have a hunch
- have sneaking suspicion
- hypothesize
- imagine
- infer
- judge
- posit
- postulate
- predicate
- presume
- presuppose
- speculate
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- theorize
- think
- understand
bank
verb. collect money or advantage
banked
verb. collect money or advantage
believe
verb. assume or suppose
believed
verb. assume or suppose
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.