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speculating

ADJECTIVE
wondering
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curious
STRONG
guessing inquiring pondering questioning
WEAK
speculative
NOUN
conception
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appreciation conceit concept impression interpretation notion perception realization
STRONG
apperception apprehension clue cognition comprehension consideration design dreaming explanation exposition fancy image inkling intellection meditation musing philosophizing picture plan representation speculation thought version
WEAK
cogitating communing concentrating considering deliberating envisaging fancying imagining meditating mental grasp
Antonyms
STRONG
concrete fact ignorance misunderstanding reality truth
WEAK
abortion being death

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He made a fortune speculating in stocks in the Roaring Twenties and then enlarged it during the Depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Instead, Speech First brought only preemptive claims speculating that their members’ views might someday in the future be chilled.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

An investigation had begun, police said, and people urged to avoid speculating about what happened.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Investors have also been speculating that Chinese approval for Tesla’s AI-trained Full Self-Driving, or FSD, driver-assistance technology was imminent.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Lance and the anchorman got all revved up speculating how the sting must have netted a couple big local players—guys with enough power to keep the names locked down tight.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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