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Definition of speculate:
Synonyms:
opine, devise, infer, meditate, subcontract, hedge, roll over, hypothesise, excogotate, consult, muse, suppose, ponder, formulate, daresay, farm out, save, surmise, suspect, argue, chew over, say, clear the air, canvass, reflect, sink, invest, take a chance, plow into, hypothecate, pay into, excogitate, theorize, gambling, hypothesize, underwrite, suspicion, ratiocinate, reckon, mull, reverberate, contemplate, negotiate, invent, talk through, put in, assume, opinion, shine, ruminate, neglect, theorise, discuss, forge, belief, think over, talk, mull over, presuppose, job, contrive, conjecture.
- chance (part of speech: verb)
- suppose (part of speech: verb)
- think (part of speech: verb)
- predict (part of speech: verb)
Usage examples:
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- "Blindfolded", Earle Ashley Walcott.
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For a moment she was unable to speak, or even to speculate; but one vague thought did trail dimly across her brain.
- "The Princess Virginia", C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson. -
Ah well, she could not possibly be angry, he thought; but with all this in his mind it was hardly reasonable of Amory to expect him to speculate on where Miss Frothingham might have been seen before.
- "Romance Island", Zona Gale.