Synonyms of deduces

deduces

verb

present tense third-person singular of deduce

as in derives

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derives
• understands
• decides
• infers
• concludes
• thinks
• extrapolates
• assumes
• speculates
• guesses
• judges
• ascertains
• reasons
• supposes
• gathers
• reads
• surmises
• draws a conclusion
• makes out
• interprets
• contemplates
• construes
• rationalizes
• conjectures
• philosophizes
• finds out
• dopes (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deduces

Holmes deduces that each pose represents a letter and cracks the code by matching the most common poses with the most common letters. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

Brittany deduces that the only people who have been in the gym recently were Zack, Danny, and Nia, who used the room during her pool party. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 June 2026

Araminta deduces that Sophie went to Lady Violet Bridgerton’s Masquerade Ball because Benedict came calling asking if Posy wore silver to the ball. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026

Bundle also deduces that Jimmy shot his own arm at the estate to draw attention away from him and Lorraine as suspects. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026

John and Penny’s guilt Elizabeth deduces that the unidentified bones in the cemetery belong to Peter Mercer (Will Stevens), the boyfriend of the stabbing victim whose murder the TMC is investigating at the start of the story. — EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The critical thinker, therefore, deduces that you may be well served to start saving at a much higher rate earlier in life, recognizing that your ability to save in the middle may be diminished—only to pile on the savings again toward the end of your career. — Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

From this, the team deduces that the new planet, if fully confirmed, is similar to Saturn or Jupiter in size and is in the habitable zone of the star, where its surface temperature is estimated as 225 K (-48 °C or -55 °F). — David Szondy august 14, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2025

Wednesday deduces that Sheriff Galpin had discovered the project and was worried that Tyler, his son, would be the next patient to have his death faked. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025