Synonyms of derives

derives

verb

present tense third-person singular of derive

as in understands

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of derives

Today, approximately 85% of the kingdom’s GDP derives from the non-oil economy. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Heritage, by comparison, derives its momentum from a much broader mix of categories, with everything from video games and trading cards to sports memorabilia, coins and fine art contributing to its record-breaking first half. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

The story, which largely unfolds within the confines of Mariana’s home, derives the brunt of its tension from the onscreen relationship between Milian and Strait. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Multiple characters — past and present — talk about how real political power derives from storytelling. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Border tensions with Cambodia took a toll on Thai energy drink maker Carabao Group, which sells in more than 40 countries but derives nearly 40% of its export revenue from the bloc referred to as CLMV, or Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Turning a game of two halves into one of four quarters, pausing a sport that derives much of its power and mystique from a clock that never stops, has been universally unpopular. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Each member derives her own realizations from this experience, with its dual crucibles of grindingly hard work and pop adulation. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026

Tippecanoe River Winamac, Indiana Affectionately called Tippy by locals, the Tippecanoe River in northern Indiana derives its name from the Miami Indian word for buffalo fish. — Kelsey Yandura, Midwest Living, 17 June 2026