Synonyms of derived

derived

verb

past tense of derive

as in understood

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

from the summit, he was able to derive his location from the position of several prominent landmarks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• decided
• inferred
• deduced
• concluded
• extrapolated
• assumed
• thought
• judged
• guessed
• reasoned
• ascertained
• speculated
• gathered
• supposed
• made out
• read
• interpreted
• drew a conclusion
• surmised
• conjectured
• construed
• contemplated
• rationalized
• found out
• philosophized
• doped (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of derived

The plot beats derived from this internal split are nonetheless eerily familiar, pitting Pinterest-ready traditionalism against forward-looking modernity. — Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

Depending on the interaction, this may include Speech-to-text results derived from a user’s voice command. — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Forbes says his fortune is derived largely from Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, the headphones company he co-founded and which was sold to Apple in 2014 for more than $3 billion in cash and stock. — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

The city funded the purchase of the vehicle through cash payments derived from the Amazon Web Services data center project. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

Dark chocolate is high in cocoa, a natural plant compound derived from cacao beans. — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2026

This meteorite is believed to have formed from magma derived from the mantle — a planet’s inner layer of hot rock — which later became part of the outer crust. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Once lathered, the formula deploys papin, an enzyme that’s derived from papaya and helps dissolve the glue that binds dead skin cells. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Gambouge, or gamboge, is a toxic yellow-gold pigment derived from resin. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026