English adjective: inferential | |||
1. | inferential relating to or having the nature of illation or inference | ||
Samples | The illative faculty of the mind. | ||
Synonyms | illative | ||
2. | inferential of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion | ||
Similar | deductive | ||
Domain category | logic | ||
Antonyms | inductive | ||
3. | inferential resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference | ||
Samples | An illative conclusion. Inferential reasoning. | ||
Synonyms | illative | ||
Similar | deductive | ||
Antonyms | inductive | ||
4. | inferential derived or capable of being derived by inference | ||
Similar | connotative | ||
Antonyms | denotative, denotive | ||
5. | inferential based on interpretation; not directly expressed | ||
Similar | constructive | ||
Antonyms | destructive | ||