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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of speculating (about)

  • as in brooding (about or over)
  • as in brooding (about or over)
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speculating (about)

verb

Definition of speculating (about)next
present participle of speculate (about)
as in brooding (about or over)

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  • brooding (about or over)
  • fretting (about or over)
  • obsessing (about or over)
  • dwelling (on or upon)
  • fixating (on or upon)
  • reasoning
  • reflecting (on or upon)
  • thinking (about or over)
  • musing (upon)
  • concluding
  • analyzing
  • exploring
  • drinking (in)
  • reviewing
  • second-guessing
  • believing
  • mulling (over)
  • wrestling (with)
  • opining
  • poring (over)
  • conceiving
  • reminiscing
  • chewing over
  • debating
  • studying
  • kicking around
  • pondering
  • considering
  • weighing
  • digesting
  • eying
  • contemplating
  • ruminating
  • assimilating
  • deliberating
  • entertaining
  • questioning
  • meditating
  • absorbing
  • eyeing
  • revolving
  • cogitating
  • perpending
  • turning

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  • ignoring
  • disregarding
  • overlooking
  • slighting
  • dismissing
  • rejecting
  • poohing
  • pooh-poohing

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“Speculating (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculating%20%28about%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.

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