Synonyms for speculation
ˌspɛk yəˈleɪ ʃən

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1. guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis(noun)

   a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

   Synonyms:
   guess, possibility, conjecture, surmise, guesswork, theory, meditation, venture, supposition, dead reckoning, guessing, surmisal, supposal, assumption, hypothesis, shot

2. speculation, conjecture(noun)

   a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

   "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"

   Synonyms:
   surmisal, hypothesis, meditation, guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, venture

3. speculation, venture(noun)

   an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

   "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"

   Synonyms:
   surmisal, hypothesis, meditation, guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, venture

4. meditation, speculation(noun)

   continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

   "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"

   Synonyms:
   surmisal, hypothesis, meditation, guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, venture

English Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. speculation

   A hypothesis is a statement of what is deemed possibly true, assumed and reasoned upon as if certainly true, with a view of reaching truth not yet surely known; especially, in the sciences, a hypothesis is a comprehensive tentative explanation of certain phenomena, which is meant to include all other facts of the same class, and which is assumed as true till there has been opportunity to bring all related facts into comparison; if the hypothesis explains all the facts, it is regarded as verified; till then it is regarded as a working hypothesis, that is, one that may answer for present practical purposes. A hypothesis may be termed a comprehensive guess. A guess is a swift conclusion from data directly at hand, and held as probable or tentative, while one confessedly lacks material for absolute certainty. A conjecture is more methodical than a guess, while a supposition is still slower and more settled; a conjecture, like a guess, is preliminary and tentative; a supposition is more nearly final; a surmise is more floating and visionary, and often sinister; as, a surmise that a stranger may be a pickpocket. Theory is used of the mental coordination of facts and principles, that may or may not prove correct; a machine may be perfect in theory, but useless in fact. Scheme may be used as nearly equivalent to theory, but is more frequently applied to proposed action, and in the sense of a somewhat visionary plan. A speculation may be wholly of the brain, resting upon no facts worthy of consideration; system is the highest of these terms, having most of assurance and fixity; a system unites many facts, phenomena, or doctrines into an orderly and consistent whole; we speak of a system of theology, of the Copernican system of the universe. Compare SYSTEM.

   Synonyms:
   conjecture, guess, hypothesis, scheme, supposition, surmise, system, theory

   Antonyms:
   certainty, demonstration, discovery, evidence, fact, proof

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. speculation

   Synonyms:
   contemplation, consideration, weighing, thought, theory, scheme, hypothesis, view, conjecture

   Antonyms:
   realization, proof, fact, verification, certainty

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1. speculation(n.)

   Synonyms:
   contemplation

2. speculation(n.)

   Synonyms:
   theory, scheme, hypothesis, supposition, conjecture, view, a priori reasoning

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. speculation(n)

   Synonyms:
   theory, supposition, conjecture, contemplation, thought

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1. List of paraphrases for "speculation":

   speculative, conjecture, drivel

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How to use speculation in a sentence?

1. Ulrich Spiesshofer:

   Recent media reports that we will bid for our German competitor Kuka are pure speculation.

2. George Osborne:

   Let me put it simply, if Britain isn't a member of the EU these investments, these jobs will be going to other countries. That's why Ryanair is campaigning so strongly for Britain to remain in the EU, if Britain leaves the single market Britain may be forced out of the Open Skies regime and airfares and the cost of holidays will rise. That's not speculation, that's a certainty.

3. Mehmet Ali Sahin:

   There has been a lot of speculation but there is no unrest within our party.

4. Matthew Tuohy:

   I think that the case against Sheila Kelly is extremely weak, it is purely speculation and conjecture at this point.

5. Henry David Thoreau:

   Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.

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