speculate vs think

think vs speculate

speculate is not a noun while think is a noun.

speculate and think both are verbs.

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

As verbs, think is a hypernym of speculate; that is, think is a word with a broader meaning than speculate:

speculate: reflect deeply on a subject
think: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

Other hypernyms of speculate include cerebrate, cogitate.

speculate (noun)	think (noun)
	an instance of deliberate thinking

speculate (verb)	think (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
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	judge or regard; look upon; judge
invest at a risk	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
	expect, believe, or suppose
	have in mind as a purpose
	be capable of conscious thought
	focus one's attention on a certain state
	decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
	ponder; reflect on, or reason about
	have or formulate in the mind
	dispose the mind in a certain way
	imagine or visualize

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