Money

Synonyms for speculation

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineMoney

an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

He knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

venture

Same sentence, swapped: He knew the stock was a venture when he bought it.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for speculation as it is used in the sentence above.

meditation
hypothesis
apocalypse

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Closest first: other money words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

assistancenounaidgift of money or other material help to support a person or causeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line bundlenounpilea large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)TreelineHas a reason line meansnounsubstanceconsiderable capital (wealth or income)TreelineHas a reason line termsnounpricethe amount of money needed to purchase somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line additionnounaccessionsomething added to what you already haveHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line allowancenounadjustmentan amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstancesRidgelineHas a reason line doomedadjectiveunluckymarked by or promising bad fortuneTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line dopenounpoopslang terms for inside informationTreelineHas a reason line

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