Academic speculation Synonyms

Definitions for Academic


  • (adjective) of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
  • (adjective) very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters
  • (adjective) existing only as an assumption or speculation

Definitions for Speculation


  • (noun) a risky undertaking
  • (noun) continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
  • (noun) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence )