surmisable

8.8

Can be guessed from a small amount of evidence

adjective
/sɜrˈmaɪzəbl/

: susceptible de ser inferido

The motive behind his actions was surmisable from his nervous glances.

Examples

The conclusion was surmisable given the clues left behind at the scene.
It is surmisable that she knew more than she admitted.
Based on the evidence presented, several outcomes remained surmisable.
The data is surmisable.
Her feelings are surmisable.
It is surmisable from her tone that she was upset about the situation.
His reluctance to answer questions was surmisable to anyone observing the conversation.

Synonyms

presumable

vssurmisable

1 4.8

Likely to be true based on the facts

is used for conclusions from very small or uncertain evidence

deducible

vssurmisable

1 6.6

Able to be worked out from the given information

is used when ideas are inferred more tentatively from limited clues

guessable

vssurmisable

1 2.7

Easy to find out from information or clues

is used for making tentative inferences from small amounts of evidence

inferable

vssurmisable

1 6.1

You can understand it from facts or clues

is used when conclusions are made from limited or uncertain evidence

supposable

vssurmisable

1 7.7

Possible to imagine as true with little proof

focuses on making a reasoned guess from limited clues rather than imagination

Antonyms

certain

286 1.0

Sure to happen or be true

How Certain

provable

10 5.0

inferable

1 6.1

surmisable

8.8

guessable

1 2.7

Surface Forms

surmisable positive

Morphology

surmisable = surmise (transparent) = surmise + able

A direct and regular derivation from the verb 'surmise' with the productive suffix '-able', yielding 'able to be surmised'.

Etymology

Surmisable comes from the verb surmise plus the ending -able, where -able means 'can be'. Surmise means 'to guess from small clues', so something surmisable is 'able to be guessed' from the evidence you have.