Synonyms of extrapolate

extrapolate

verb

ik-ˈstra-pə-ˌlāt 

as in to derive

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

we can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derive
• understand
• decide
• infer
• conclude
• deduce
• think
• guess
• speculate
• assume
• judge
• reason
• ascertain
• suppose
• gather
• read
• make out
• interpret
• surmise
• draw a conclusion
• construe
• contemplate
• rationalize
• conjecture
• find out
• philosophize
• dope (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extrapolate

NBCUniversal doesn’t break out streaming ratings, but extrapolating the data suggests that around 500,000 people watched the Emmys on Peacock. — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026

The fact that those stories are often colored towards what otherwise seems like a father-son dynamic was interesting to extrapolate. — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

The company will select equipment that will allow for pilot data to be extrapolated to industrial scale. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Now extrapolate this problem to weightier areas, like healthcare or financial services and the consequences are pretty serious. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026