Antonyms for speculative
ˈspɛk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪvspec·u·la·tive

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1. bad, risky, high-risk, speculativeadjective

   not financially safe or secure

   "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"

   Antonyms:
   sound, empirical, incurious, empiric

   Synonyms:
   big, spoiled, uncollectible, risky, questioning, bad, regretful, hazardous, forged, defective, inquisitive, sorry, tough, spoilt, unsound, wondering(a), high-risk, unfit, wild, notional

2. notional, speculativeadjective

   not based on fact or investigation

   "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"

   Antonyms:
   empirical, empiric, incurious, sound

   Synonyms:
   wondering(a), bad, inquisitive, notional, fanciful, conceptional, imaginary, risky, high-risk, questioning, ideational

3. inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)adjective

   showing curiosity

   "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"

   Antonyms:
   incurious, empirical, sound, empiric

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1. speculativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, meditative, theoretical, supposititious

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1. dispositive

   not indicative of the eventual outcome

   election polling is not absolutely dispositive of the election winner. the poll is speculative and reflective of the inherent errors embodied in polling.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 10, 2020  

How to use speculative in a sentence?

1. Ben Neuman:

   It is going to take some new data to finally solve the mystery of the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the conclusion that cats or dogs were involved as an intermediate host for SARS-CoV-2 is highly speculative, and should not be presented as fact.

2. Thomas Herzfeld:

   Hugo Cancio is the best Cuba play we have and also the most speculative, it's not one I could recommend. The financials aren't there. But it is one I want to own.

3. Matt Hanna:

   Most investors are willing to take increased risk compared to normal, you have a confluence of events...nearly unlimited expectations for stimulus combined with companies actually doing fairly well and that’s fueling major speculative behavior.

4. Attila Dery:

   The trust factor has begun to return, many people want in at once, and this speculative demand has fuelled the price increase.

5. Med Jones:

   Unlike many in the investment community, I classify gold and other high volatility assets as speculative investments, so although I would invest in gold, I would keep its share of the portfolio to minimum and would monitor them closely.

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