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inferring

verb , present participle of infer

Synonyms and Antonyms of inferring

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 inferring

concluding, deciding, deducing, deriving, extrapolating, gathering, judging, making out, reasoning, understanding

Words Related to inferring

assuming, supposing

conjecturing, guessing, speculating, surmising

construing, interpreting, reading

contemplating, philosophizing, rationalizing, thinking

ascertaining, doping (out), finding out

Phrases Synonymous with inferring

drawing 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 inferring

alluding, hinting, implying, indicating, insinuating, intimating, suggesting

Words Related to inferring

adverting, mentioning, pointing, referring, signaling (or signalling), signalizing, signifying

smacking (of), smelling (of)

Near Antonyms of inferring

announcing, declaring, proclaiming

elucidating, explaining, spelling out

delineating, describing

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