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speculative
Meaning: based on conjecture rather than established facts
speculative in a sentence
How speculative is used in real sentences:
The article's claim about the vanished colony remained speculative.
Any estimate of the planet's interior remains speculative until scientists gather stronger evidence.
“Yet one tentative phrase, “perhaps adapted for flight,” proved enough to launch a speculative claim that the animal represented an unknown branch of flying reptiles.”
— from the passage The Bone That Would Not Settle
Synonyms for speculative
Other words for speculative — conjectural, hypothetical and uncertain — carry the same meaning.
- conjectural
- hypothetical
- uncertain
Antonyms of speculative
Words that mean the opposite of speculative:
- factual
- proven
- certain
Where it comes from
From Latin speculari, meaning 'to observe' or 'consider.'
Memory hook
SPECULATIVE contains SPECULATE: consider what might be true without proof.
Practice speculative in the app