infer

1 to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information he inferred that she had left because her coat was gone Synonyms of infer conclude, decide, deduce, derive, extrapolate, gather, judge, make out, reason, understand Words Related to infer assume, suppose; conjecture, guess, speculate, surmise; construe, interpret, read; contemplate, philosophize, rationalize, think; ascertain, dope (out), find out Phrases draw a conclusion

2 to convey an idea indirectly the results infer that there might be a problem with one piece of the equipment Synonyms of infer allude, imply, indicate, hint, insinuate, intimate, suggestWords Related to infer advert, mention, point, refer, signal, signalize, signify; smack (of), smell (of)Near Antonyms of infer announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain, spell out; delineate, describe