Speculative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Speculative is an adjective meaning Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
Meaning
Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
More Meanings
- Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
- Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.
Example Sentences
Like The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake is a speculative fiction, not a science fiction proper.
In other words, it is critical to know whether a currency is under high speculative pressure for every month in the sample.
It was written between 1929 and 1930 and deals with a famine caused by speculative investments of the Meat King of Chicago, Pierpont Mauler.
When not inaccurate, much commentary on the contents of Hobson-Jobson is couched in hedges or relies on speculative estimates in the absence of exact information.
Synonyms for speculative
Depending on context, synonyms include inquisitive, curious, bad, theoretical, questioning, notional.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wondering, notional, theoretical, questioning, theoretic, curious.
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