inferrable
Able to conclude
Inferrable describes something that can be inferred—deduced or concluded from evidence rather than stated directly: The author's intentions are inferrable from the text.
Also spelled inferable.
The word appears mainly in academic and technical writing.
Able to be concluded
- derivableCapable of being inferred
- extractableAble to be withdrawn
- determinableAble to be established
- ascertainableCapable of being discovered
discernible · traceable · recoverable · obtainable · computable · calculable · predictable · anticipatable
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- undertoneSubdued background quality
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
intimation · hint · connotation · nuance · unstated · implicit · tacit · unspoken
Conclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
conclusion · entailment · implication · corollary · antecedent · consequent · validity · soundness
Based on observation, not theory
- dataFacts for analysis
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- verificationProving something accurate
proof · documentation · measurable · testable · factual · objective · research · findings
deducible
Able to be concluded
- derivableCapable of being inferred
- extractableAble to be withdrawn
- determinableAble to be established
ascertainable · discernible · traceable · recoverable · obtainable · computable · calculable · predictable · anticipatable · foreseeable
implication
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- undertoneSubdued background quality
suggestion · intimation · hint · connotation · nuance · unstated · implicit · tacit · unspoken · presupposition
deduction
Conclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
premise · conclusion · entailment · implication · corollary · antecedent · consequent · validity · soundness · proposition
empirical
Based on observation, not theory
- dataFacts for analysis
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
verification · proof · documentation · measurable · testable · factual · objective · research · findings · results
inferrableunknowable
Impossible to understand
inscrutable · opaque · hidden · explicit · stated
inferrableinconclusive
Not yielding a decision
indeterminable · unprovable · axiomatic · assumed · presupposed
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