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Meaning of speculated
The primary meaning of the word "speculated" is to form an opinion or theory without firm evidence.
Etymology of speculated
The word "speculated" originates from the Latin "speculatus", which is the past participle of "speculari", meaning to observe or spy out, and is related to "specula", meaning watchtower
Historically, the word has been used since the 15th century to describe the act of forming opinions or theories without firm evidence
Synonyms
hypothesized
theorized
conjectured
surmised
guessed
assumed
presumed
supposed
imagined
envisioned
predicted
forecasted
anticipated
expected
believed
thought
considered
reflected
pondered
deliberated
debated
discussed
reasoned
rationalized
inferred
deduced
induced
extrapolated
estimated
calculated
projected
envisioned
pictured
Definitions
- To form an opinion or theory without firm evidence
- * To engage in a business transaction involving risk, especially one in which money is invested in the hope of making a large profit
Usage Examples
- The scientists speculated about the possibility of life on other planets
- * The investors speculated on the stock market, hoping to make a large profit
- * The detective speculated about the motives of the suspect