Find the word that fits

Deduction: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Deduction

Act or process of deducing or inferring.

60 useful connections shown 25 reviewed relationships and 35 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Broader term 8

Adjustment 76% connected

The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Allowance 76% connected

Approval; approbation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Decrease 76% connected

To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Diminution 76% connected

The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Illation 76% connected

The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Inference 76% connected

The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Reasoning 76% connected

of Reason

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Reduction 76% connected

The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 4

Bite 76% connected

To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a cru…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Exemption 76% connected

The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege; as, e…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Syllogism 76% connected

The regular logical form of every argument, consisting of three propositions, of which the first two are called the premises, and the last, the concl…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Withholding 76% connected

of Withhold

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Derivationally related 6

Deduce 74% connected

To lead forth.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Deduce 74% connected

To lead forth.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Deduct 74% connected

To lead forth or out.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Deduct 74% connected

To lead forth or out.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Infer 74% connected

To bring on; to induce; to occasion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Infer 74% connected

To bring on; to induce; to occasion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 5

Discount 92% connected

To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt paym…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Entailment 92% connected

The act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Implication 92% connected

The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Subtraction 92% connected

The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Synthesis 92% connected

Composition, or the putting of two or more things together, as in compounding medicines.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Addition 94% connected

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Addition 94% connected

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.