SPECULATES (ABOUT) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

speculates (about)

verb

present tense third-person singular of speculate (about)

as in frets (about or over)

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculates (about)

Verb

The consultant reasons by filling a notebook with calculations, then hands you a one-sentence answer, and keeps the notebook.

— Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
How the Fed reasons its way to agreements is as important as the agreements.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026

Definition of reasons

Verb

The report concludes that the future of denim finishing will not be defined by individual technologies alone but by the ability to manage complex processes in a more controlled, transparent, and continuously improvable manner.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Awaiting Artemis The gallery concludes with a space reserved to exhibit the Artemis I capsule, the spacecraft that flew without astronauts to the Moon in 2022.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of concludes

Verb

The new method, developed by researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology (IDMT) and Pan Acoustics GmbH, analyzes the tiny vibrations produced when raindrops strike solar panels.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
The Extraordinary Conservation of the Last Judgment, which also analyzes a hidden self-portrait Michelangelo painted on a strip of cloth worn by a figure representing death.

— News Desk, Artforum, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of analyzes

Verb

Lee, the personal trainer, believes Dubai’s fitness drive has found fertile ground because of the city’s demographic and design.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Los Angeles voters also approved a charter amendment that will allow the City Council to disband the Public Works Board, a move that Matute believes will allow the city to streamline infrastructure projects.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of believes

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

speculates

speculates (about)

speculating

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Speculates (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculates%20%28about%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of speculates (about)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

gauntlet

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes