Speculative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, characterized by, or based upon contemplative speculation. See Synonyms at theoretical.
  • adj. Given to conjecture or speculation.
  • adj. Marked by inquisitive interest: raised a speculative eyebrow.
  • adj. Engaging in, given to, or involving financial speculation: speculative brokers; speculative stocks.
  • adj. Spent in speculation: speculative funds.
  • adj. Involving chance; risky: speculative business enterprises.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Given to speculation; contemplative.
  • adj. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc..
  • adj. More risky than typical investments; not investment grade.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or affording vision or outlook: a meaning influenced by Latin specula, ‘a watch-tower.’
  • Given to speculation; contemplative; theoretical.
  • Purely scientific; having knowledge as its end; theoretical: opposed to practical; also (limiting a noun denoting a person and signifying his opinions or character), in theory, and not, or not merely, in practice; also, cognitive; intellectual.
  • Inferential; known by reasoning, and not by direct experience: opposed to intuitive; also, improperly, purely a priori.
  • Pertaining or given to speculation in trade; engaged in speculation, or precarious ventures for the chance of large profits; of the nature of financial speculation: as, a speculative trader; speculative investments or business.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. showing curiosity
  • adj. not financially safe or secure
  • adj. not based on fact or investigation
    • Equivalent
    curious    unsound    theoretical    theoretic   
    Cross Reference
    inferential    academic    speculative geometry    conjectural   
    Form
    speculativeness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    contemplative    ideal    theoretical    inquisitive    curious   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    philosophical    metaphysical    theoretical    imaginative    analytic   
     
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