speculate
verb [I] (GUESS) /ˈspek.jʊ.leɪt/Definition
C2 to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain: I don't know why she did it - I'm just speculating. A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash. Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut. [+ that] The newspapers have speculated that they will get married next year.Guessing, supposing and suspecting
(Definition of speculate verb (GUESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approximate verb
- as much idiom
- call verb (CONSIDER)
- conjecture verb
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- deem verb
- draw verb (MAKE)
- find verb (EXPERIENCE A FEELING)
- guess verb
- hazard verb
- hypothesize verb
- imagine verb
- jump to conclusions idiom
- mark sb down as sth phrasal verb
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