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extrapolating

VERB

infer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deduce hypothesize

STRONG

anticipate assume conclude envision figure foresee foretell guess predict project theorize

WEAK

make an educated guess see ahead

Antonyms

STRONG

doubt

Example Sentences

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I remember thinking that wealth is a great barrier to harm and then feeling silly for extrapolating my own experience once again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

No matter the reading, investors should be careful about extrapolating March’s trend into the coming months.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 27, 2025

But extrapolating from executives' remarks during cuts is "possibly the worst way" to determine the effects of AI on jobs, said Martha Gimbel, executive director of the Budget Lab at Yale University.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

I was no longer extrapolating; I was looping it through the core, freely talking about my life, suddenly breaching the confidences of my father and my mother and my wife.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee