| ADJECTIVE | all | speculative, bad, risky, high-risk | not financially safe or secure |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | speculative, notional | not based on fact or investigation | |
| all | speculative, inquisitive, questioning, wondering | showing curiosity |
| Sounds | speh'kyahlahtihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | not financially safe or secure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "speculative business enterprises" | |
| Synonyms | bad, risky, high-risk | |
| Broader | unsound | not sound financially |
| Spanish | arriesgado, inseguro, mal, malo | |
| Catalan | arriscat, dolent, insegur, mal | |
| Nouns | speculativeness | financial risk |
| Verbs | speculate | invest at a risk |
| Meaning | not based on fact or investigation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "speculative knowledge" | |
| Synonym | notional | |
| Broader | theoretical, theoretic | concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations |
| Spanish | especulativo, hipotético | |
| Catalan | especulatiu, hipotètic | |
| Nouns | speculativeness | the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation |
| Verbs | speculate | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
| speculate | talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion | |
| Meaning | showing curiosity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "raised a speculative eyebrow" | |
| Synonyms | inquisitive, questioning, wondering | |
| Broader | curious | eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) |
| Spanish | inquisitivo, interrogativo | |
| Adverbs | speculatively | with speculation |
| Verbs | speculate | reflect deeply on a subject / subject |
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