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Alleged vs Speculative - What's the difference?

alleged | speculative |

As adjectives the difference between alleged and speculative

is that alleged is contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; foolish while speculative is .

As a verb alleged

is (allege).

alleged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (allege)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; foolish
  • Anagrams

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    speculative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions.
  • *
  • *:"Don't dare laugh at us!" smiled his sister. "I wish we were back in Tenth Street. But so many children cameand the Tenth Street house wasn't half big enough; and a dreadful speculative builder built this house and persuaded Austin to buy it. Oh, dear, and here we are among the rich and great; and the steel kings and copper kings and oil kings and their heirs and dauphins. Do you like the house?"
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=June 4, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC
  • , title= England 2-2 Switzerland , passage=Tranquillo Barnetta was the grateful beneficiary of uncertain England defending and poor goalkeeping from Joe Hart as he twice saw speculative free-kicks end in the back of the net in the first half.}}

    Derived terms

    * speculativeness

    See also

    * conjectural