Synonyms of infers

infers

verb

present tense third-person singular of infer

1

as in derives

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

he inferred that she had left because her coat was gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in implies

to convey an idea indirectly

the results infer that there might be a problem with one piece of the equipment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• implies
• indicates
• suggests
• hints
• alludes
• refers
• intimates
• insinuates
• signifies
• mentions
• signals
• points
• signalizes
• smells (of)
• adverts
• smacks (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declares
• announces
• proclaims
• explains
• describes
• elucidates
• spells out
• delineates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infers

Examples include an agent that suggests a Roth conversion without looking at the life situation—such as age or tax bracket—or a support agent that infers CSAT is high due to dropping call volumes but doesn’t know a major telecom system is down. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

So hopefully the audience infers certain things, and every now and again, Austin, as Jay, will chime in with a little bit of dialogue. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

Published in Energy and Environmental Science journal, the research focuses on new framework that infers six key design parameters directly from short charging segments, enabling rapid health prediction within seconds. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025

Also, there is no reward function—the VLM infers the reward directly from the observations given in the task description. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2025