Definitions

spec

[spek] / spɛk /

NOUN

gamble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bet long shot venture wager

STRONG

action fling leap lottery raffle risk stab uncertainty

WEAK

outside chance shot in the dark throw of the dice toss up

Antonyms

STRONG

certainty sureness

WEAK

design guard insurance plan protection safeguard

NOUN

investment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asset contribution expenditure expense finance financing grant loan money property purchase stake transaction venture

STRONG

advance ante backing bail endowment flutter hunch inside interests investing piece plunge speculation stab

WEAK

smart money vested interests

Antonyms

STRONG

reality truth

WEAK

divestment

NOUN

specification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blueprint stipulation

STRONG

condition designation detail item particular particularization term

Antonyms

WEAK

generalization uncertainty vagueness

NOUN

speculation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plunge

STRONG

backing flier flutter gambling hazard hunch piece shot stab venture wager

WEAK

right money risky business risky venture shot in the dark smart money speculative enterprise

Antonyms

STRONG

proof reality

WEAK

abstention fact information truth

NOUN

venture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deal endeavor enterprise experiment investment project undertaking

STRONG

adventure baby chance essay exploit feat hazard header jeopardy peril proposition pursuit risk setup shot speculation stab stake test thing trial wager

WEAK

pet project

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness

STRONG

assurance certainty fact inaction protection reality safety surety

VERB

speculate

Synonyms

STRONG

dare hazard play plunge venture

WEAK

make book margin up play the market pour money into stick neck out take a chance take a flier take a fling wildcat

Antonyms

WEAK

abstain ignore neglect

VERB

wager

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gamble put up speculate

STRONG

adventure chance game hazard hedge hustle lay parlay play pledge plunge risk set shoot stake venture

WEAK

lay a wager play the market put on put on the line shoot the works take action

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend rise

Example Sentences

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Meritage, an Arizona-based builder with a roughly $4.8 billion market cap, stands out by building entirely speculative, or spec, homes, which are constructed before a buyer signs a contract.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

A complication was that McLaren were not running the latest specification of Mercedes power-unit, so can expect an uplift when they switch in Australia to the latest spec.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

DaCosta: I wrote it on spec, so I wasn’t thinking about anything besides letting my freak flag fly, basically.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

A friend asked if I wanted to write a sitcom spec script.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

“I don’t know. I spec she went to get her hair done.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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