verbResearch
speculate
to form ideas without firm evidence.
Example sentence
Scientists can only speculate about the cause.
Synonyms
- guess
- theorize
Make it stick
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More research words
All 410 words- subsequentadjectivehappening after something else
- sufficientadjectiveenough for a purpose
- underlyingadjectivereal but not obvious; basic
- validadjectivebased on good reasoning; legally acceptable
- variablenouna factor that can change in an experiment or situation
- verifyverbto check that something is true or correct
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