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Questions about illation

What is another word for illation?

It depends which illation you mean. In the sense “the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation”, the synonyms are inference. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of illation?

WordNet records no antonym for illation. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for illation come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of illation

• Full entry for illationAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for illationWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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