surmised
Made an inference
Surmised is the past tense of surmise, meaning to suppose or conclude something without firm evidence—to make an educated guess based on available hints: She surmised from his expression that the news wasn't good.
Surmise carries less certainty than deduce or infer, acknowledging the conclusion may be wrong.
Estimated without certainty
- speculatedGuessed based on incomplete information
- conjecturedInferred without certainty
- hypothesizedProposed as unproven theory
- theorizedProposed an explanatory framework
postulated · supposed · assumed · presumed · imagined · suspected · estimated · ventured
Verbally expressed, past tense
- statedExpressed in words
- suggestedOffered for consideration
- remarkedSaid in passing
- commentedExpressed an opinion verbally
observed · noted · mused · ventured · offered · replied · responded · guessed
Reached by reasoning
- concludedBrought to completion
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
- reasonedDerived through careful thought
- gatheredBrought into one place
gleaned · discerned · ascertained · determined · figured · understood · worked out · pieced together
guessed
Estimated without certainty
- speculatedGuessed based on incomplete information
- conjecturedInferred without certainty
- hypothesizedProposed as unproven theory
theorized · postulated · supposed · assumed · presumed · imagined · suspected · estimated · ventured · hazarded
said
Verbally expressed, past tense
commented · observed · noted · mused · ventured · offered · replied · responded · guessed · speculated
deduced
Reached by reasoning
- concludedBrought to completion
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
- reasonedDerived through careful thought
gathered · gleaned · discerned · ascertained · determined · figured · understood · worked out · pieced together · derived
surmisedconfirmed
Established as accurate
verified · proved · established · proven · ascertained