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

She predicts the state is about to get bigger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Rentrak predicts this could be another $4-billion summer season domestically, following in the steps of the 2023 “Barbenheimer” summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

In 16,000 of these letters he predicts the index will rise, and in the other 16,000 he predicts a decline.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos