speculate vs reflect

speculate and reflect both are verbs.

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

As verbs, speculate and reflect are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of speculate include chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, ruminate, think over.

speculate (verb)	reflect (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	reflect deeply on a subject
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	give evidence of the quality of
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	give evidence of a certain behavior
invest at a risk	to throw or bend back (from a surface)
	manifest or bring back
	show an image of
	be bright by reflecting or casting light