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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Burry became famous for predicting the housing market crash that delivered the great financial crisis in 2008, and was featured in Michael Lewis’s book The Big Short.

From MarketWatch

Some would soon start dropping out and at most 15 would become dancers, she predicted.

From Barron's

December's reading was significantly higher than a Bloomberg forecast based on a survey of economists, which had predicted the figure to hold steady at 49.2.

From Barron's

So you'd have to be very sure of yourself - or very foolish - to try and predict what's going to happen in the year ahead.

From BBC

Critics have been gleefully predicting the European project’s demise since it launched in 1957.

From Barron's

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