Suppose and Speculate

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Suppose

Suppose verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.

Usage example: what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won?

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Speculate is a synonym for suppose in opinion topic. In some cases you can use "Speculate" instead a verb "Suppose", when it comes to topics like assume, guess, hypothesize, theorise. popular alternative

Speculate

Speculate verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.

Usage example: I speculate that someone has been using this cabin as a trysting place

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Suppose is a synonym for speculate in opinion topic. You can use "Suppose" instead a verb "Speculate", if it concerns topics such as conjecture, assume, guess, theorise. popular alternative

Nearby Words: speculation, speculative, speculator, speculating

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people	suppose people	speculate people
sort	suppose sort	speculate sort

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