Synonyms for

Projections

Verb / prʌˈdʒekʃʌnz / Another word for projections — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Projections refer to the act of estimating or predicting something based on past data or trends.

Synonyms & similar words

soundprojection projection acousticprojection ejection protrusion forcingout project jutting jut expulsion estimations forecasts predictions calculations approximations outlooks prognoses expectations prophecies foretellings prospectuses foresees anticipations previsions forewarnings foresights divinations auguries omens signs

Synonyms by register

Formal

forecasts estimates predictions prognostications

Informal

guesses hunches shots in the dark

Literary

visions apprehensions presages

Antonyms

reality fact certainty actuality truth verity

Common collocations

  • financial projections
  • sales projections
  • population projections
  • future projections
  • economic projections
  • accurate projections
  • detailed projections
  • projected figures

Word family

noun projection
verb project
adjective projected
adverb projectively

Usage note

Often used in business and finance to refer to future estimates. Be mindful of context; 'projections' can also refer to the act of extending something or displaying an image.

Example sentences

  1. The weather projections show that it will be sunny tomorrow.
  2. The financial projections for the business are not looking good.
  3. The population projections for the city indicate a steady increase in the coming years.
  4. The movie studio released its box office projections for the upcoming summer releases.
  5. The school district's enrollment projections were accurate for the current school year.

Quotes

  • "All political power is primarily an illusion... Mirrors and blue smoke, beautiful blue smoke rolling over the surface of highly polished mirrors, first a thin veil of blue smoke, then a thicker one, until it was as though clouds of blue smoke were pouring out of the polished steel walls. The man in the smoking circle would have decided that the mirrors were true, and the blue smoke behind them, but then he would have believed anything. At that point, projections become indistinguishable from facts." - Octavia E. Butler
  • "I am a person who gets inspiration from the way that light reflects off of fabrics or the way that a certain color is used in a room or in nature. I get ideas from the way things are put together, from the shape of a heel on a shoe to the way that a designer has used projections in a runway show." - Rachel Roy
  • "The projections of the mind are as unstable as water." - Leonardo da Vinci

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