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Definitions

speculative

[spek-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] / ˈspɛk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
theoretical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analytical dangerous experimental hypothetical risky unproved unproven unsubstantiated
WEAK
abstract assumed conceptive dicey formularized hairy hazardous ideal idealized ideological iffy in theory intellectual logical notional philosophical presumed uncertain
Antonyms
STRONGEST
proven safe

Example Sentences

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Stocks are forward-looking and can often be speculative.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Experts recommend focusing on solid, long-term investments rather than speculative ones, rebalancing portfolios to include diverse sectors.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

At first they made money from illegal logging and plantations, later benefitting from a speculative property boom in the cities fuelled by Chinese investors.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Yet junk bonds might prove more resilient than their loan peers in the speculative credit market in rocky times ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The search for new weapons continues unceasingly, and is one of the very few remaining activities in which the inventive or speculative type of mind can find any outlet.

From "1984" by George Orwell