inferred

Gathered from evidence

Inferred is the past tense of infer—to derive a conclusion from evidence or reasoning rather than from explicit statement.

If someone says they're tired and skips dinner, you might infer they're unwell.

I inferred from her silence that she disagreed.

Often confused with implied, but speakers imply while listeners infer.

implicit

implied

Suggested without stating

tacitUnderstood without words
unspokenNot verbally expressed
unstatedNot openly expressed

understood · assumed · indirect · latent · underlying · suggested · hinted · connoted · intimated · allusive

deduced

deduction

Conclusion from premises

conclusionEnd or deduction
reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
logicScience of valid reasoning

extrapolation · hypothesis · conjecture · surmise · assumption · postulate · corollary · syllogism · abduction · induction

analyzed

examined

Looked at closely

interpretedUnderstood and explained
assessedDetermined value or quality
evaluatedDetermined worth or quality

investigated · studied · determined · diagnosed · scrutinized · reviewed · considered · researched · discerned · ascertained

Categories

logic wordsand, or, not, therefore, ergo
unexpressedunspoken, unstated, unuttered, suppressed, implicit
dullnessboring, boredom, monotony, dullness, banality
interpretedtranslated, explained, decoded, understood, read
unspokensilent, tacit, unsaid, unstated, wordless
hedgessomewhat, I think, slightly, I believe, fairly

Opposites

explicitness of information

inferredexplicit

Clearly and directly expressed

stated · expressed · declared · articulated · spelled out

epistemic certainty

inferredconfirmed

Established as accurate

verified · proven · established · demonstrated · known

source of knowledge

inferredobserved

Perceived through attention

witnessed · perceived · seen · experienced · sensed

Family

inferring, inferrable

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