Synonyms for extrapolate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To infer by extending known information.
Related words
- Word family
- extrapolative extrapolatory
Forms
- Past participle
- extrapolated
e.g. extrapolated → inferred, generalized…
Example sentences
- infer What do you infer from her strange behavior?
- generalize It's a mistake to generalize Muslims as terrorists.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| extrapolate | steady | |
| infer | steady | |
| generalize | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- infer2
- 10 letters
- generalize4, generalise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (infer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- extrapoler
- Italiano
- estrapolare
- Deutsch
- extrapolieren