Words Like SPECULATION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SPECULATION.

16 Alternative Words Similar to speculation

1 Guess Noun      Synonym Words Like Guess
2 Conjecture Noun      Synonym Words Like Conjecture
3 Supposition Noun      Synonym Words Like Supposition
4 Surmise Noun      Synonym Words Like Surmise
5 Surmisal Noun      Synonym Words Like Surmisal
6 Hypothesis Noun      Synonym Words Like Hypothesis
7 Venture Noun      Synonym Words Like Venture
8 Opinion Noun      Synonym Words Like Opinion
9 Possibility Noun      Synonym Words Like Possibility
10 Reflection Noun      Synonym Words Like Reflection
11 Reflexion Noun      Synonym Words Like Reflexion
12 Theory Noun      Synonym Words Like Theory
13 View Noun      Synonym Words Like View
14 Notion Noun      Synonym Words Like Notion
15 Gamble Noun      Hyponym Words Like Gamble
16 Pyramid Noun      Hyponym Words Like Pyramid

1 examples of speculation

1 he dismissed it as mere conjecture

10 definitions of speculation

1 The act of speculating.
2 Examination by the eye; view.
3 Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination.
4 The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
5 The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
6 Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits.
7 A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture.
8 Power of sight.
9 A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
10 an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
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