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I thought about the situation and concluded...

Concluded seems too strong for the situation I am using this in. In particular, in view of the hierarchy between me and my conversation partner.

What is a good synonym to tone this down?

The word I would like to use is "think" but I have used that already in the sentence. Other synonyms "decide, establish, determine" are all not weaker than conclude. It need not be a single word solution.

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  • Which synonyms have you already considered?
    – KillingTime
    Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 7:25
  • decide, establish, determine are all not weaker
    – Papayapap
    Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 7:37
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    Surmise, suppose
    – DjinTonic
    Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 8:14
  • There are many options. Did you think about it and reach a conclusion? Did you just think? Did you sense or feel something? Did you judge? Did you decide or choose? Did you suddenly see something new?
    – Stuart F
    Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 8:30
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    I thought about the situation and point to the conclusion that ...
    – Graffito
    Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 12:43

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In the way of expressions there is a large choice of possibilities, and those seem better choices. Here are a few.

  • I got the idea that
  • I got the impression that
  • I came to think that
  • It occurred to me that
  • I was driven to think that

Single word terms

  • I understood that (but of course that is just my understanding)
  • I fathomed that (rather formal)
  • I grasped that
  • I glimpsed
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