speculate vs construct
construct vs speculatespeculate is not a noun while construct is a noun.
speculate and construct both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| speculate | No | No | Yes | No |
| construct | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
construct is a hyponym of
speculate; that is, construct is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
speculate:
- speculate: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- construct: reassemble mentally
| speculate (noun) | construct (noun) |
|---|---|
| an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances |
| speculate (verb) | construct (verb) |
|---|---|
| reflect deeply on a subject | reassemble mentally |
| to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions |
| talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion | make by combining materials and parts |
| invest at a risk | put together out of artificial or natural components or parts |
| create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts | |
| create by linking linguistic units |
Words related to "speculate"
- anticipate
- bethink
- bull
- cerebrate
- chew over
- cogitate
- commit
- conjecture
- consider
- construct
- contemplate
- develop
- excogitate
- expect
- explicate
- formulate
- guess
- hazard
- hypothecate
- hypothesise
- hypothesize
- introspect
- invest
- job
- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- place
- ponder
- premeditate
- pretend
- put
- puzzle
- question
- reason
- reconstruct
- reflect
- retrace
- ruminate
- say
- speculation
- speculative
- speculator
- study
- suppose
- theologise
- theologize
- theorise
- theorize
- think
- think over
- venture
- wonder
Words related to "construct"
- abstract
- abstraction
- adiaphoron
- attribute
- build
- cantilever
- category
- channelise
- channelize
- concept
- conception
- conceptualisation
- conceptuality
- conceptualization
- conjecture
- construction
- constructor
- corduroy
- create
- create by mental act
- create mentally
- customise
- customize
- delineate
- describe
- dimension
- division
- draw
- dry-wall
- erect
- etymologise
- etymologize
- fabricate
- fact
- frame
- frame up
- geometry
- groin
- hypostatic union
- hypothecate
- hypothesis
- hypothesise
- hypothesize
- idea
- law
- law of nature
- lexicalized concept
- line
- linguistic rule
- lock
- make
- manufacture
- mass-produce
- natural law
- notion
- part
- possibility
- property
- put up
- quantity
- raft
- raise
- rear
- rebuild
- reconstruct
- regulation
- retrace
- revet
- rule
- section
- set up
- speculate
- suppose
- theorise
- theorize
- theory
- thought
- trace
- wattle
- whole
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