inferred
adj.adj. describing something that you have figured out based on the facts you have, even if it was not said directly.
adj. deduced or concluded from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. Often used as a participial adjective to describe conclusions or meanings.
The inferred meaning of his silence was that he disagreed.
Based on the data provided in the report, the researchers reached an inferred conclusion about the population's growth.
While the text never explicitly states the protagonist's motivation, her past trauma is an inferred factor that explains her otherwise erratic behavior throughout the novel.
Often follows a linking verb or precedes a noun like 'meaning', 'conclusion', or 'intent'.
I inferred from her that she was tired.I inferred that she was tired.While 'infer' is a verb, the adjective 'inferred' describes the conclusion itself, not the person making it or the source.