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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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

In an earlier note, he predicted that Nvidia would get further access to the Chinese market and maintain its status as a dominant chipmaker.

From MarketWatch

Adam Ulam, an expert on the Soviet Union at Harvard, was asked why he had failed to predict the event.

From The Wall Street Journal

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