infer
English Thesaurus
1. believe to be the case (verb.cognition)
hypernym | : | believe, |
definition | : | accept as true; take to be true (verb.cognition) |
2. guess correctly; solve by guessing (verb.cognition)
hyponym | : | tell, |
definition | : | discern or comprehend (verb.cognition) |
3. reason by deduction; establish by deduction (verb.cognition)
hyponym | : | extrapolate, |
definition | : | gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | surmise, |
definition | : | infer from incomplete evidence (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | elicit, |
definition | : | derive by reason (verb.cognition) |
4. conclude by reasoning; in logic (verb.communication)
5. draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)
6. guess correctly; solve by guessing (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | guesser, |
definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
7. reason by deduction; establish by deduction (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | illation, inference, |
definition | : | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | derivation, |
definition | : | a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | deductive, |
definition | : | involving inferences from general principles (adj.all) |
derivation | : | deductive, |
definition | : | relating to logical deduction (adj.pert) |
8. conclude by reasoning; in logic (verb.communication)
derivation | : | illation, inference, |
definition | : | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | deductive, |
definition | : | involving inferences from general principles (adj.all) |
derivation | : | deducible, |
definition | : | capable of being deduced (adj.all) |
derivation | : | deductive, |
definition | : | relating to logical deduction (adj.pert) |
9. draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)
derivation | : | illation, inference, |
definition | : | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | extrapolation, |
definition | : | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations (noun.cognition) |
10. guess correctly; solve by guessing (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | guesser, |
definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
11. reason by deduction; establish by deduction (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | illation, inference, |
definition | : | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | derivation, |
definition | : | a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | deductive, |
definition | : | involving inferences from general principles (adj.all) |
derivation | : | deductive, |
definition | : | relating to logical deduction (adj.pert) |
12. conclude by reasoning; in logic (verb.communication)
derivation | : | illation, inference, |
definition | : | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | deductive, |
definition | : | involving inferences from general principles (adj.all) |
derivation | : | deducible, |
definition | : | capable of being deduced (adj.all) |
derivation | : | deductive, |
definition | : | relating to logical deduction (adj.pert) |
13. draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)
derivation | : | illation, inference, |
definition | : | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | extrapolation, |
definition | : | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations (noun.cognition) |
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