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Synonyms of speculative in English:

speculative


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adjective

1‘any discussion of the question is largely speculative’

SYNONYMS
conjectural, suppositional, theoretical, hypothetical, based on guesswork, putative, academic, notional, abstract
tentative, unproven, untested, unfounded, groundless, unsubstantiated
rare ideational, suppositious, suppositive
ANTONYMS

proven

2‘a speculative investment’

SYNONYMS
risky, hazardous, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable
informal chancy, dicey, iffy
British informal dodgy
ANTONYMS

safe