Synonyms for speculated
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : spek-yuh-leyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛk yəˌleɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for speculated Other synonyms for the word speculated
- beat one's brains
- brainstorm
- build castles in air
- call it
- call the turn
- cerebrate
- chew over
- cogitate
- conjecture
- consider
- dare
- deliberate
- dope
- dope out
- excogitate
- figure
- guesstimate
- have a hunch
- hazard
- hazard a guess
- head trip
- kick around
- make book
- margin up
- meditate
- muse
- pipe-dream
- play
- play the market
- plunge
- pour money into
- psych out
- read between lines
- reason
- review
- run it up flagpole
- scheme
- size up
- spec
- stick neck out
- study
- suppose
- suspect
- take a chance
- take a flier
- take a fling
- venture
- wildcat
Définition of speculated
Origin :- 1590s, back-formation from speculation. Related: Speculated; speculating.
- verb think about deeply and theorize
- verb gamble, risk
- "I wonder who will be first on the scene," speculated Grace.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- They speculated much on what they would find when they approached Jackson.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- "But I don't understand a sailing vessel in these waters," speculated Leonard.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- It is not then strange that I should have thought and speculated much about madness.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- “I wonder if it would be nice to be a great operatic singer,” I speculated.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- No wonder his successor was speculated about with some curiosity.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- He speculated, in fact, on the ignorance and vanity of amateurs.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- "Well, I wonder who'll be the next couple," speculated Obed.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- But he wondered and speculated a good deal and was vaguely troubled.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I speculated what demesne this might be, and I realized that it was probably Lavedan.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
Antonyms for speculated
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