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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?
Hes a guy who has always been underestimated, hes smiling all the time. Hes got terrific dimples and sometimes people infer from that hes not serious, which is not true.
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.
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.
By monitoring auroral activity on exoplanets, we may be able to infer the presence of water on or within an exoplanet, now, it's not going to be easy — it's not as easy as Ganymede and Jupiter, and that wasn't easy. It may require a much larger telescope than Hubble, it may require some future space telescope, but nevertheless, it's a tool now that we didn't have prior to this work that Joachim and his team have done.
One of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation was a group whose views I wholeheartedly condemn, i am very disappointed that anyone would try to infer otherwise for political gain.
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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