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

As people try to make sense of the latest swings in prediction markets and dramatic shifts in the share price in former President Donald Trump’s social media company, there’s a far simpler predictor with a surprisingly strong track record. —Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024

Equally noteworthy is the rising interest in the Web3 prediction platform Polymarket. —Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Pundits, analysts, and Wall Street investors started to factor in prediction markets to their election forecasts. —Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024

The 2024 election cycle has been notable for the influence of online prediction sites such as Polymarket in keeping a second-by-second gauge of how the candidates are faring within the tech-savvy user base of such online platforms. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024