5
belief(noun, concept, order, feeling, understanding)
5
postulation(noun, feeling, fancy, belief, suggestion)
5
ratiocination(noun, adjective, quiet, understanding, philosophy)
5
reasoning(noun, understanding, mind, reason, sense)
5
surmise(noun, feeling, fancy, mind, view)
5
thesis(noun, adjective, quiet, feeling, philosophy)
5
thought(noun, concept, feeling, understanding, mind)
4
connotation(noun, charge, taste, sign, idea)
4
derivation(noun, suggestion, conclusion, theory, assumption)
4
hint(noun, suggestion, conclusion, indication, meaning)
4
meaning(noun, understanding, hint, suggestion, interpretation)
4
overtone(noun, hint, suggestion, meaning, implication)
4
postulate(noun, feeling, fancy, mind, view)
4
premise(noun, concept, fancy, idea, belief)
4
principle(noun, suggestion, reasoning, theory, supposition)
4
proposition(suggestion, reasoning, analysis, theory, calculation)
4
reckoning(noun, feeling, belief, conclusion, analysis)
4
result(noun, order, understanding, view, determination)
4
sequitur(conclusion, assumption, deduction)
4
understanding(noun, mind, sense, intelligence, thought)
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