As verbs the difference between speculate and assume
is that speculate is to think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate while assume is to authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
What is the synonym of speculation?
guess, possibility, conjecture, surmise, guesswork, theory, meditation, venture, supposition, dead reckoning, guessing, surmisal, supposal, assumption, hypothesis, shot. speculation, conjecturenoun. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
What is the opposite of speculation?
speculation. Antonyms: realization, proof, fact, verification, certainty. Synonyms: contemplation, consideration, weighing, thought, theory, scheme, hypothesis, view, conjecture.
