predictions

NOUN

declaration made in advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forecast forecasting guess indicator prognosis prophecy

STRONG

augury cast conjecture divination dope foresight foretelling horoscope hunch omen palmistry presage prevision prognostication soothsaying tip vaticination zodiac

WEAK

crystal gazing fortune-telling of event anticipation surmising

Antonyms

STRONG

proof reality truth

Example Sentences

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predictions

As autumn marks the transition from the warmth of summer to the colder conditions of winter, this can be a trickier season to make broader predictions for.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

What are five predictions that will come true?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Sky Blues have shown real ambition in the summer and will, along with other newcomers Ipswich Town and Hull City, relish making a nonsense of naysayer predictions such as this one.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Astronomers may have found some of the strongest evidence yet for one of quantum mechanics' strangest predictions: even apparently empty space can influence the way light travels.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

At the time of the Vatican conference, I did not know how to use the “no boundary” idea to make predictions about the universe.

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