speculation

nounB2 · Upper-intermediate

Guessing about something without full knowledge.

Meanings of «speculation»

1 · noun

guessing about something without full knowledge

There was a lot of speculation about the reason for her absence.

2 · noun

risky buying or investing to profit from price changes

The rise in house prices was partly due to speculation by investors.

Similar: investment trading gambling

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The difference between similar words

an idea that is not yet proved

theoryan idea that tries to explain somethingThis theory explains how animals change over time.

hypothesisan idea in science that you testThe test will show if the hypothesis is true.

assumptionsomething you accept as true without proofYou are making a big assumption.

speculationguessing without knowing all the factsThere is a lot of speculation about the news.

Word family

speculate B1 · verbspeculation B2 · nounspeculative C1 · adjectivespeculator C1 · noun

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