Synonyms of SPECULATED

verb

1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

   • SPECULATE13
   • THEORIZE20
   • THEORISE11
   • CONJECTURE21
   • HYPOTHESIZE31
   • HYPOTHECATE24
   • SUPPOSE11

   Not playable in Scrabble US: HYPOTHESISE.

2. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

   • SPECULATE13

3. reflect deeply on a subject

   • MEDITATE11
   • PONDER9
   • EXCOGITATE20
   • CONTEMPLATE17
   • MUSE6
   • REFLECT12
   • MULL6
   • RUMINATE10
   • SPECULATE13

   Also: chew over, think over, mull over.

4. invest at a risk

   • SPECULATE13
   • JOB12