Infer
Infer verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Usage example: the results infer that there might be a problem with one piece of the equipment
Point
Point verb - Be a signal for or a symptom of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Reaction Shot: Jay does not point out the fact that she sees it on the roof of the house, giving us as an audience time to infer whatever emotion we feel about the movie at that point.
Source: Film / It Follows - The definite clue is given offhandedly and at the right point in the story, but it's possible to infer it way earlier.
Source: Literature / Obsidian And Blood - It is all-too-easy to infer that he doesn't really care about women's problems unless he is personally affected by them... which, in addition to being a pretty lousy attitude, would go squarely against the whole point of feminism.
Source: Useful Notes / Feminism
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Point and Infer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/infer/point
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