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Definitions

inferring

[in-fur-ing] / ɪnˈfɜr ɪŋ /

NOUN

deduction

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answer assumption cogitation consequence consideration contemplation corollary deliberation derivation finding illation inference judgment meditation musing opinion ratiocination reasoning reflection result rumination speculation thinking thought

WEAK

concluding mulling pondering sequitur

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cause disdain disregard ignorance neglect reality source truth

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confusion

NOUN

mentioning

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citing intimating naming specifying suggesting

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introduction making known referring to taking note of

NOUN

rumination

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meditation reflection

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anticipation attention cerebration cogitation cognition consideration contemplation deduction deliberation deriving excogitation heed hope ideation inducing introspection intuition judging knowing logic musing rationalization reasoning regard scrutiny seeing speculation study theorization thinking understanding

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apprehending brainwork concluding considering deducing discerning perceiving rationalizing realizing

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disbelief disdain disregard disrespect heedlessness ignorance neglect negligence thoughtlessness

NOUN

thought

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attention hope logic reflection speculation thinking understanding

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anticipation apprehending cerebration cogitation cognition concluding consideration considering contemplation deducing deduction deliberation deriving discerning heed ideation inducing introspection intuition judging knowing meditation musing perceiving rationalization rationalizing realizing reasoning regard rumination scrutiny seeing study theorization

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brainwork

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disbelief

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disdain disregard disrespect heedlessness ignorance neglect negligence thoughtlessness

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concrete thing vacancy vacuity

Example Sentences

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"You can see the effects clearly, but the real challenge is inferring the hidden cause."

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Not all of the King's speech needed inferring.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

But TS Lombard economist Dario Perkins said inferring anything of value from the chart would actually be a mistake.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

However, Stas acknowledges that the companion is still inferring and reflecting back a user’s cues.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2025

Those include confounding effects of natural variation in additional variables besides the one of interest, as well as problems in inferring chains of causation from observed correlations between variables.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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