Speculative synonyms and antonyms

spĕk'yə-lə-tĭv, -lā'-

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certain (antonym)
Capable of being relied on; dependable:
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pensive
Thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad or melancholy things
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safe (antonym)
Free from danger or injury; undamaged or unhurt:
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contemplative
Disposed to or characterized by contemplation.
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meditative
For or conducive to meditation
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unsafe
Not safe; dangerous.
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insecure
The definition of insecure is having a lack of confidence, or exposed to danger or risk.
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risky
Involving risk; hazardous; dangerous
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sure (antonym)
That cannot be doubted, questioned, or disputed; absolutely true; certain
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thoughtful (related)
Given to careful thought; reflective:
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dangerous (related)
Full of danger.
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uncertain (related)
Variable and subject to change.
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conjectural
Inclined to make conjectures
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inquiring
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reflecting
That reflects.
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supposititious
Substituted with intent to deceive or defraud; spurious; counterfeit
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theoretical
Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
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cogitative
Of or relating to cogitation.
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deliberative
Characterized by or resulting from deliberation
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excogitative
Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought
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reflective
Capable of or producing reflection:
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ruminative
Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.
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thinking
That thinks or can think; rational
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abstract
Difficult to understand; abstruse:
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academic
Of or relating to studies that rely on reading and involve abstract thought rather than being primarily practical or technical.
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theoretic
Existing only in theory, not proven in reality.
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in a brown study
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thoughts (related)
Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought
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inquisitive
Asking more questions than is necessary or proper; prying
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questioning
Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.
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wondering
Feeling or expressing awe, admiration, amazement, or surprise.
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notional
(Linguistics) Understood in terms of semantic content rather than grammatical structure. The word did is notional in We did the work and relational in We did not agree.
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bad
(Of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
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high-risk
Being particularly subject to potential danger or hazard:
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fanciful (related)
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hypothetical (related)
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Speculative Sentence Examples

  • But speculative knowledge breaks down or breaks off at an earlier point.

  • As a result it has been far easier for the American than for the European railway builder to take advantage of the speculative instinct in obtaining money.

  • Besides numerous contributions to the Proceedings of the Royal and the Royal Astronomical Societies, he published several books, both explanatory and speculative.

  • May we infer deductively that they have been attained because of the increase of speculative transactions?

  • His distinctive characteristics are his claim for absolute freedom in the study of church history and the New Testament; his distrust of speculative theology, whether orthodox or liberal; his interest in practical Christianity as a religious life and not a system of theology.

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