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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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

The Seagulls are such a strange team, and they are extremely difficult to predict.

From BBC

No-one would have predicted the loss of his titles and his status as prince.

From BBC

OTTAWA—Senior Bank of Canada policymakers were reluctant to predict whether the next change in interest rates would be up or down, citing volatile data and elevated trade-policy uncertainty, according to minutes published Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

predict

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