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speculate
Synonyms and Antonyms of speculate
to form an opinion from little or no evidence I speculate that someone has been using this cabin as a trysting place Synonyms assume, conjecture, daresay, imagine, presume, guess, suppose, surmise, suspect, suspicion [chiefly dialect]Related Words conclude, deduce, gather, infer; hypothecate, hypothesize, theorize; believe, conceive, expect, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], take, thinkNear Antonyms demonstrate, document, establish, prove, substantiate, validate; ascertain, determine, find out, learn
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