SPECULATION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

speculation

noun

ˌspe-kyə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of speculation

as in gamble

a risky undertaking the couple lost all their money in real estate speculations

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sure thing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of speculation Carley Garner, a commodity market strategist and broker at DeCarley Trading, said smaller futures and oil ETFs such as the United States Oil Fund (ticker USO) have made speculation possible for traders at almost any level of experience or funding. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Witness the Cold War speculation in the 1950s that adding fluoride to drinking water was, alternatively, a Communist plot or a CIA mind-control experiment. — Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Shakur’s death sent shockwaves through the music community and fueled decades of speculation about who was responsible. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 But despite lengthy investigations, amateur sleuthing and endless speculation, neither case came to a resolution. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speculation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculation

Noun

Hanging over the current roster are the long-term gambles Drury made to bring it together.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The global industry will be watching closely to see if the festival’s gamble on a content market will pay off, especially with AFM right around the corner in early November.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gamble

Noun

The Waldorf Astoria puts a tennis court in its famed ballroom for an exhibition with Tommy Paul, Maria Sakkari, Ben Shelton and Leylah Fernandez to promote its new global racquet club venture.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Although he was involved in various ventures—and was president of a local bank—much of his money came from real estate investments.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of venture

Noun

The Seattle Seahawks have gotten an offseason full of congratulations, their Super Bowl rings and now will get the chance to see the banner raised before kicking off this season with hopes of repeating.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
There was one big first-half chance that went begging, Callum Doyle’s flick-on leaving the Wales international with just goalkeeper Max Weiss to beat, but his close-range header was tipped over.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026