All inference synonyms
in·fer·ence
I i noun inference
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- conjecture — A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.
- interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- supposition — the act of supposing.
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- reasoning — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- corollary — A corollary of something is an idea, argument, or fact that results directly from it.
- reading — an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- hint — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- implication — implies
- extrapolation — (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- insinuation — an indirect or covert suggestion or hint, especially of a derogatory nature: She made nasty insinuations about her rivals.
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
- reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- judgement — an act or instance of judging.
adjective inference
- train of thought — sequence of ideas
- unfrequented — not habitually visited, traveled, or occupied: an unfrequented side street.