surmise vs infer
infer vs surmisesurmise is a noun but infer is not a noun.
surmise and infer both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| surmise | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| infer | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
infer is a hypernym of
surmise; that is, infer is a
word with a broader meaning than surmise:
- surmise: infer from incomplete evidence
- infer: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
| surmise (noun) | infer (noun) |
|---|---|
| a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| surmise (verb) | infer (verb) |
|---|---|
| infer from incomplete evidence | reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
| imagine to be the case or true or probable | believe to be the case |
| guess correctly; solve by guessing | |
| conclude by reasoning; in logic | |
| draw from specific cases for more general cases |
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