Synonyms for
Predicting
Definition
Making an educated guess about what will happen in the future.
Synonyms & similar words
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portend
omen
prefigure
anticipate
presage
forebode
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augur
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bode
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foreshadow
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prognosticate
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call
foresee
anticipate
expect
project
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estimate
calculate
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speculate
surmise
conjecture
foretell
envision
augur
forebode
prognosticate
divine
discern
Synonyms by register
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- predicting the future
- predicting outcomes
- predicting success
- predicting failure
- predicting trends
- predicting weather
- predicting results
Word family
Usage note
The word 'predicting' is often used in contexts involving data analysis, weather, or future events. It implies a degree of certainty based on available information, distinguishing it from simple guessing.
Example sentences
- I am predicting that my favorite team will win the game.
- The weatherman is predicting a snowstorm.
- The teacher is predicting that we will have a test next week.
- I am predicting that the flowers will bloom in the spring.
- The psychic is predicting that something good will happen to you soon.
Quotes
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.