predicts

VERB

express an outcome in advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate call conclude 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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What happens in stocks won’t stay in stocks, though, the report predicts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit predicts that, based on current planning rates, Wales will only meet 10% of its target by 2030, "lagging behind" other devolved nations.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Scaled Cognition addresses AI hallucination with a model that predicts structured objects, such as programs and system queries, in addition to token streams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Rates will go higher still as de la Espriella takes the reins, Jaquier predicts.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

General relativity predicts that heavy objects that are moving will cause the emission of gravitational waves, ripples in the curvature of space that travel at the speed of light.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking