Thesaurus results for DERIVING

deriving

verb

present participle of derive

as in understanding

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information from the summit, he was able to derive his location from the position of several prominent landmarks

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of deriving There is just enough wry humor—think Shaun of the Dead—sprinkled throughout to keep things from getting too grim, often deriving from Bryan’s cluelessness and general lack of skills. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 The Chiefs finished dead last in the NFL with 362 yards deriving from explosive rushes last season. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 In 1995, the death of 16-year-old John Marshall, who suffered a heart attack deriving from an undiagnosed condition known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, proved to be a line-in-the-sand moment. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 There's no retrieval system for reusing institutional knowledge rather than re-deriving it. — Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Nurse also has a history of violence in Miami-Dade, Florida, prosecutors said, where he was sentenced to five years of probation for deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution in November 2019. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Understand that your parents must be deriving some satisfaction from encouraging your brother’s dependency. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 But deriving a unified theory of volcanism will require a geologic Manhattan Project. — Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026 On Thursday, a jury found Geisy Rodriguez Brito, 33, of Royal Palm Beach, guilty of human trafficking and unlawful use of a two-way communications device but not guilty of deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution or witness tampering. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deriving

Verb

My breadth of experience from my upbringing to fighting for Arkansans from all walks of life, gives me an advantage in understanding that life story every person brings into my court.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Being able to share those same schedules, having the same passion and truly understanding what the other person is talking about — that’s a real plus.

— Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of understanding

Verb

Cautionary collections Another consideration when deciding what to do with all the leaves falls under the category of health and safety.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Roth conversions impact tax benefits When deciding on a Roth conversion, projections should include the current year's taxes, along with an analysis of future years, financial advisors say.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deciding

Verb

But some experts are inferring that the cancer was likely caught early, noting that surgery is often prescribed when the entire tumor can be removed.

— Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
This allows engineers to collect information directly from within the battery rather than inferring its condition through external measurements alone.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026

Definition of inferring

Verb

Even if cooler heads had not quite prevailed by this point in the episode, the concluding plot twist would have forced matters in that direction.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Its two-day Filmmaker Forum, concluding today, lists regular registration at $125, including festival access.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of concluding

Browse Nearby Words

derives

deriving

dermatologist

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Deriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deriving. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of deriving

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes