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单词 speculative
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They are not speculative investors looking for a quick profit.They are highly speculative and you should only invest what you can afford to lose.This is a much more speculative venture.There was a speculative bubble because it was so easy to borrow.Figures for lending released yesterday added to fears of a new round of speculative investment.The problem with this argument is that it is highly speculative.The speculative bubble had entered its terminal phase.The highly speculative venture of searching for treasure would not meet that test.It hardly needs to be said that this is a highly speculative one.After only four minutes he saw a speculative effort roll wide and had another chance deflected for a corner.This is a highly speculative investment.But any investment remains highly speculative.The talks are speculative rather than substantive, for three reasons.Some property experts counsel first-time buyers against being too speculative when looking for a first home.The money printing leads to cash ending up in speculative homes rather than being sunk into new capital investment in the real economy.Limited success would prompt a significant rebound, but they still look highly speculative.The after-effects of these bubbles in speculative prices were prolonged and painful.Any financial injury remains speculative.Much has been written about the urgent need for an overhaul of incentive schemes to encourage longterm sustainable performance rather than speculative short-term gains.Neither of the bids is yet certain, but neither looks speculative, either.In the face of such rises, human nature ensures that purchasing turns speculative - and another bubble is born.Maybe his father's desire to escape from too close a Young dependence and to try some of his speculative ventures also had something to do with it.

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speculative

British English: speculative ADJECTIVE
A piece of information that is speculative is based on guesses rather than knowledge.
The papers ran speculative stories about the mysterious disappearance.
  • American English: speculative
  • Brazilian Portuguese: especulativo
  • Chinese: 猜测性的
  • European Spanish: especulativo
  • French: spéculatif
  • German: spekulativ
  • Italian: basato su speculazioni
  • Japanese: 推測の
  • Korean: 추측에 근거한
  • European Portuguese: especulativo
  • Latin American Spanish: especulativo

(adjective) 
He has written a speculative biography of Christopher Marlowe.
Synonyms
hypothetical
a purely hypothetical question
academic
These arguments are purely academic.
theoretical
There is a theoretical risk, but there is seldom a problem.
abstract
starting with a few abstract principles
tentative
They have reached a tentative agreement to hold talks next month.
notional
the notional value of assets
conjectural
There is something undeniably conjectural about such claims.
suppositional
(adjective) 
a speculative venture
Synonyms
risky
It is a very risky business.
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
hazardous
Below decks was hazardous in very heavy weather.
unpredictable
dicey (informal, mainly British)
a dicey moment during a risky climb up the cliff
chancy (informal)
Investment is becoming a chancy business.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abstract
Definition
not applied or practical
starting with a few abstract principles
Synonyms
theoretical,
general,
complex,
academic,
intellectual,
subtle,
profound,
philosophical,
speculative,
unrealistic,
conceptual,
indefinite,
deep,
separate,
occult,
hypothetical,
generalized,
impractical,
arcane,
notional,
abstruse,
recondite,
theoretic,
conjectural,
unpractical,
nonconcrete
in the sense of academic
Definition
of theoretical interest only
These arguments are purely academic.
Synonyms
theoretical,
ideal,
abstract,
speculative,
hypothetical,
impractical,
notional,
conjectural
in the sense of chancy
Definition
uncertain or risky
Investment is becoming a chancy business.
Synonyms
risky,
dangerous,
uncertain,
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
hazardous,
speculative,
perilous,
problematical,
dicey (informal, British),
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

Synonyms of 'speculative'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of conjectural
There is something undeniably conjectural about such claims.
Synonyms
speculative,
theoretical,
tentative,
hypothetical,
supposed,
academic,
surmised,
suppositional
in the sense of dicey
Definition
dangerous or tricky
a dicey moment during a risky climb up the cliff
Synonyms
dangerous,
difficult,
tricky,
risky,
hairy (slang),
ticklish,
chancy (informal)
in the sense of hazardous
Definition
involving great risk
Below decks was hazardous in very heavy weather.
Synonyms
dangerous,
risky,
difficult,
uncertain,
unpredictable,
insecure,
hairy (slang),
unsafe,
precarious,
perilous,
parlous (archaic, humorous),
dicey (informal, British),
fraught with danger,
chancy (informal)
in the sense of notional
Definition
hypothetical, imaginary, or unreal
the notional value of assets
Synonyms
hypothetical,
ideal,
abstract,
theoretical,
imaginary,
speculative,
conceptual,
visionary,
unreal,
fanciful,
imagal
in the sense of tentative
Definition
provisional or unconfirmed
They have reached a tentative agreement to hold talks next month.
Synonyms
unconfirmed,
provisional,
indefinite,
test,
trial,
pilot,
preliminary,
experimental,
unsettled,
speculative,
pencilled in,
exploratory,
to be confirmed,
TBC,
conjectural
in the sense of theoretical
Definition
existing in theory but perhaps not in reality
There is a theoretical risk, but there is seldom a problem.
Synonyms
hypothetical,
academic,
notional,
unproven,
conjectural,
nominal,
postulatory
in the sense of uncertain
Definition
not to be depended upon
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
Synonyms
doubtful,
undetermined,
unpredictable,
insecure,
questionable,
ambiguous,
unreliable,
precarious,
indefinite,
indeterminate,
incalculable,
iffy (informal),
changeable,
indistinct,
chancy (informal),
unforeseeable,
unsettled,
unresolved,
in the balance,
unconfirmed,
up in the air,
unfixed,
conjectural,
sketchy (informal)
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