Synonyms of prediction

prediction

noun

pri-ˈdik-shən 

as in forecast

a declaration that something will happen in the future

we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forecast
• forecasting
• predicting
• prophecy
• prognosis
• prophesy
• prognostication
• prognostic
• anticipation
• cast
• prognosticating
• soothsaying
• foretelling
• sign
• augury
• presaging
• auguring
• vaticination
• prevision
• bodement
• omen
• harbinger
• prospectus
• conjecture
• foreknowledge
• guess
• portent
• foresight
• surmise
• foreboding

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of prediction

Today’s predictions of volcanic eruptions rely on recognizing patterns that occurred before the mountains last blew their tops. —Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025

The dire predictions were realized when the powerful winds led the Palisades fire to burn land at a rate of three football fields every minute, said the New York Times. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025

Drop your Season 3 hopes and predictions in a comment below. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025

Part 1, published yesterday, deals mostly with picks and preferences for the 2024 season: MLS Cup predictions, the best players at each position, the top coach, and best and worst ownership groups, etc. —Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024