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Synonyms for infer
ɪnˈfɜrin·fer
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Wiktionary
inferverb
inferverb
To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in.
inferverb
To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
inferverb
To draw a conclusion or inference by reasoning.
inferverb
To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. (Now often considered incorrect, especially with a person as subject.)
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
infer
Synonyms:
gather, collect, conclude, derive, deduce, argueAntonyms:
state, enunciate, propound, anticipate, prognosticate, conjecture, assume, guess
Princeton's WordNet
deduce, infer, deduct, deriveverb
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Synonyms:
generalize, derive, withhold, subtract, gain, take off, extrapolate, generalise, guess, deduct, descend, come, educe, understand, recoup, deducegeneralize, generalise, extrapolate, inferverb
draw from specific cases for more general cases
Synonyms:
deduct, extrapolate, generalise, guess, vulgarise, popularise, understand, deduce, derive, vulgarize, interpolate, generalize, popularizededuce, inferverb
conclude by reasoning; in logic
Synonyms:
deduct, deduce, extrapolate, generalise, guess, derive, understand, generalizeguess, inferverb
guess correctly; solve by guessing
"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
Synonyms:
pretend, deduct, derive, imagine, opine, generalise, gauge, extrapolate, generalize, reckon, suppose, venture, estimate, hazard, think, understand, approximate, guess, judge, deduceunderstand, inferverb
believe to be the case
"I understand you have no previous experience?"
Synonyms:
generalize, derive, realise, generalise, sympathise, extrapolate, empathize, interpret, sympathize, translate, deduct, empathise, read, guess, realize, deduce, see, understand
Dictionary of English Synonymes
inferverb
Synonyms:
deduce, conclude, collect, gather, consider probable
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#64 | see | |
#180 | read | |
#325 | think | |
#504 | come | |
#1312 | understand | |
#2491 | gain | |
#2567 | judge | |
#2773 | guess | |
#3354 | assume | |
#3432 | estimate | |
#4090 | imagine | |
#4363 | collect | |
#4513 | venture | |
#4781 | realize | |
#5416 | suppose | |
#5846 | translate | |
#6201 | gauge | |
#7080 | argue | |
#7304 | hazard | |
#7501 | gather | |
#8049 | approximate | |
#8648 | conclude | |
#10023 | interpret | |
#12748 | realise | |
#13184 | derive | |
#13188 | pretend | |
#20729 | subtract | |
#22480 | deduct | |
#23641 | withhold | |
#24187 | reckon | |
#24816 | infer | |
#25148 | descend | |
#35045 | deduce | |
#36928 | generalize | |
#48321 | recoup | |
#52085 | sympathize | |
#57389 | extrapolate | |
#65281 | interpolate | |
#70287 | empathize | |
#93583 | sympathise | |
#97486 | generalise | |
#97587 | opine | |
#109336 | popularize | |
#131279 | empathise | |
#165434 | popularise |
How to use infer in a sentence?
Obviously babies can't tell us about their experience of pain and it is difficult to infer pain from visual observations, in fact some people have argued that babies' brains are not developed enough for them to really feel pain... (yet) our study provides the first really strong evidence this is not the case.
It is common error to infer that things which are consecutive in order of time have necessarily the relation of cause and effect.
The upwelling we detected is like a hot-air balloon, and we infer that something is rising up through the deeper part of our planet under New England.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz:
We can only infer that the government is facing pressure from those who are making profits from the current non-transparent financial system in Panama.
Extrapolating the Chinese situation to infer that investors favour the periphery over the core is a bit far-fetched.
Translations for infer
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- vyvodit, dopadnout, usouditCzech
- schlussfolgern, schließenGerman
- συμπεραίνω, υπαινίσσομαι, υπονοώGreek
- inferir, argüirSpanish
- déduireFrench
- तर्क करनाHindi
- dedukál, kikövetkeztetHungarian
- ályktaIcelandic
- implicare, inferire, infliggere, concludere, dedurreItalian
- 推論Japanese
- coniectoLatin
- hīkaroMāori
- concluderenDutch
- anta, utlede, konkludere, spekulere, slutte, tenkeNorwegian
- wnioskować, dedukowaćPolish
- concluziona, deduce, motiva, infera, conchideRomanian
- заключать, заключить, [[делать]] [[вывод]], [[сделать]] [[вывод]]Russian
- sluta sig tillSwedish
- anlam çıkarmak, anlamına gelmek, manasına gelmek, sonucunu çıkarmak, mana çıkarmak, anlamakTurkish
- 推断Chinese
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