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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One issue for investors is that Goldman’s trading business, while more durable in recent years, is less transparent than other parts of the firm and earnings are tougher to predict.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

A better understanding of how fire whirls form and behave could help engineers develop more efficient combustion systems and improve efforts to predict and manage wildfires.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Strategists stress the gauge is not designed to time markets or predict the start or end of stock-market corrections, but rather guide decisions during pullbacks and signal when investors should be more concerned.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He explained that he would rather “move in silence” than predict what his future performances may look like.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

By making careful measurements of how much radiation came off objects at various temperatures, they showed that the Rayleigh-Jeans formula was, indeed, failing to predict the true amount of light that comes from objects.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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