Synonym Study

• Gather is an informal substitute for infer or conclude I gather that you don't care
• Judge stresses the careful checking and weighing of premises, etc. in arriving at a conclusion
• Conclude strictly implies an inference that is the final logical result in a process of reasoning I must, therefore, conclude that you are wrong
• Deduce , in strict discrimination, implies inference from a general principle by logical reasoning the method was deduced from earlier experiments
• Infer suggests the arriving at a decision or opinion by reasoning from known facts or evidence from your smile, I infer that you're pleased