Speculated [verb]

Definition of Speculated:

think about deeply and theorize

Synonyms of Speculated:

● Guess

● Read

● Hypothesize

● Wonder

● Reflect

● Contemplate

● Weigh

● Ruminate

● Surmise

● Conjecture

● Cerebrate

● Consider

● Figure

● Deliberate

● Study

● Dope

● Muse

● Excogitate

● Brainstorm

● Reason

● Meditate

● Suppose

● Suspect

● Cogitate

● Scheme

● Review

● Head trip

● Figure out

● Guesstimate

● Build castles in air

● Call it

● Call the turn

● Chew over

● Dope out

● Have a hunch

● Hazard a guess

● Kick around

● Pipe-dream

● Psych out

● Read between lines

● Run it up flagpole

● Size up


Opposite/Antonyms of Speculated:

● Know

● Forget

● Dismiss

● Neglect

● Abstain

● Ignore

● Disregard


Sentence/Example of Speculated:

"I wonder who will be first on the scene," speculated Grace.

They speculated much on what they would find when they approached Jackson.

"But I don't understand a sailing vessel in these waters," speculated Leonard.

It is not then strange that I should have thought and speculated much about madness.

“I wonder if it would be nice to be a great operatic singer,” I speculated.

No wonder his successor was speculated about with some curiosity.

He speculated, in fact, on the ignorance and vanity of amateurs.

"Well, I wonder who'll be the next couple," speculated Obed.

But he wondered and speculated a good deal and was vaguely troubled.

I speculated what demesne this might be, and I realized that it was probably Lavedan.