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speculation
Overview of noun speculation
The noun speculation has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis -- (a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)
2. (2) speculation, conjecture -- (a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture")
3. (1) speculation, venture -- (an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it")
4. meditation, speculation -- (continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun speculation
4 senses of speculation
Sense 1
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
=> opinion, view
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
speculation, conjecture
=> hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
speculation, venture
=> investment, investment funds
=> assets
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
meditation, speculation
=> contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
=> consideration
=> thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun speculation
2 of 4 senses of speculation
Sense 1
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
=> divination
Sense 3
speculation, venture
=> gamble
=> smart money
=> pyramid
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun speculation
4 senses of speculation
Sense 1
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
=> opinion, view
Sense 2
speculation, conjecture
=> hypothesis, possibility, theory
Sense 3
speculation, venture
=> investment, investment funds
Sense 4
meditation, speculation
=> contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
Antonyms of noun speculation
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Attributes of noun speculation
Derived Forms of noun speculation
4 senses of speculation
Sense 1
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
RELATED TO>(verb) speculate#2
=> speculate
Sense 2
speculation, conjecture
RELATED TO>(verb) speculate#1
=> speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
Sense 3
speculation, venture
RELATED TO>(verb) speculate#4
=> speculate, job
Sense 4
meditation, speculation
RELATED TO>(verb) speculate#3
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Domain of noun speculation
Domain Terms of noun speculation
Familiarity of noun speculation
speculation used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun speculation
4 senses of speculation
Sense 1
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
> opinion, view
=> adverse opinion
=> guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
=> side, position
Sense 2
speculation, conjecture
> hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> hypothetical
=> model, theoretical account, framework
=> speculation, conjecture
=> assumption, supposition, supposal
Sense 3
speculation, venture
> investment, investment funds
=> speculation, venture
Sense 4
meditation, speculation
> contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
=> cogitation, study
=> meditation, speculation
=> meditation
=> introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination
=> omphaloskepsis
=> retrospect
Meronyms of noun speculation
4 senses of speculation
Holonyms of noun speculation
Grep of noun speculation
speculation
Grep of adv speculation
with speculation
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