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speculation

/ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Speculation means: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.

Synonyms for speculation9

noun, as in a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, hypothesis

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

conjecture

noun, as in an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

venture

noun, as in continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

meditation

also used for speculation

adventure

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What does speculation mean?4

noun

1

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

2

a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)“speculations about the outcome of the election”

3

an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits“he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it”

4

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with speculation?60

two syllables

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All 60 rhymes for speculation, grouped by syllable

Speculation in a sentence

  • If there existed a market for sentences, our grammatical speculations would suddenly make sense.sacredceltic
  • No speculation has taken place concerning the motives.unknown
  • He lost the greater part of his fortune in speculation.unknown
  • He consumed much of each day in idle speculation.unknown
  • Algeria needs to stop speculation on its weakening currency.Amastan
  • The real reason is far more mundane than all of these speculations.AlanF_US
  • That's just idle speculation. We don't know what really happened.AlanF_US
  • Joseph assigned to his nephew his interest in the tontine, already quite a hopeful speculation.remline

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Forms of speculation

as a noun

plural
speculations