predict

[pri-dikt] / prɪˈdɪkt /

VERB

express an outcome in advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate call conclude crystal-ball envision forecast foresee think

STRONG

adumbrate augur conjecture croak figure forebode foretell gather guess infer judge omen portend presage presume prognosticate prophesy read suppose surmise telegraph vaticinate

WEAK

be afraid call it crystal-ball divine figure out forespeak have a hunch hazard a guess make book psych out see coming see handwriting on wall size up soothsay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

STRONG

calculate disbelieve measure misunderstand

Example Sentences

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Jain predicted in May that private equity-run life insurers will “make a lot of money” in a good economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you are one of those feeling smug because you predicted this, did you take pleasure in the 4-0 defeat four years ago, or the 4-0 before that, or the 5-0 before that?

From BBC

This rate is far higher than what the Neutral Theory predicts.

From Science Daily

WSJ asked experts to predict how work will change over the next 20 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet if the economy speeds up in 2026 as most economists predict, hiring is likely to improve gradually and jobs should be somewhat easier to find.

From MarketWatch

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