Synonyms 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"

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

   Antonyms:
   sound, empirical, incurious, empiric

2. notional, speculativeadjective

   not based on fact or investigation

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

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

   Antonyms:
   empirical, empiric, incurious, sound

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, unpractical, platonic, philosophical, given to speculation

2. speculativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   theoretical, ideal, imaginary

3. speculativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   given to hazardous trading

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1. speculativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, meditative, theoretical, supposititious

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1. List of paraphrases for "speculative":

   hedge, speculation, hypothetical, conjectural, asset-price

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1. Ian Bezek:

   The action in the underlying stock has been highly speculative and now it’s moved to the options market.

2. Albert Einstein:

   This is what the painter, the poet, the speculative philosopher, and the natural scientists do, each in his own fashion.

3. Mark Norell:

   I consider that stuff to be really speculative and out there, i mean, there's really no way to tell.

4. Carsten Fritsch:

   Brent could see further declines now, given the large overhang of speculative long positions.

5. Med Jones:

   Gold belongs with a class of speculative investments and should be kept to a minimum in long-term investment portfolios. This statement is valid until the world adopts gold as the main component of a new international currency.