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Inferential

Deduced or deducible by inference.

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Connotative 84% connected

Implying something additional; illative.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Connotative 84% connected

Implying something additional; illative.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Constructive 84% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Constructive 84% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Deductive 84% connected

Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Deductive 84% connected

Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Illation 74% 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 15% interchangeable

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Illation 74% 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 15% interchangeable

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Pertains to 1

Illation 66% 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

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Synonym 1

Illative 92% connected

Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, the…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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