speculate vs hazard

hazard vs speculate

speculate is not a noun while hazard is a noun.

speculate and hazard both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speculate	No	No	Yes	No
hazard	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hazard is a hyponym of speculate; that is, hazard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speculate:

speculate: 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
hazard: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Other hyponyms of speculate include guess, pretend, venture, say, suppose.

speculate (noun)	hazard (noun)
	an obstacle on a golf course
	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

speculate (verb)	hazard (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
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	put at risk
invest at a risk

Difference between speculate and hazard

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