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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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Relativity already predicts that time passes differently depending on motion and location.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

It’s still early in the cycle, but the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow forecasting tool predicts 4% growth in the second quarter, double the 2% increase in the first three months of the year.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

Another senior figure predicts no-one would even stand against Burnham because he has so much momentum, "he'll be carried south for a coronation".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“These systems will even smell you,” he predicts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Yet it predicts the motions of the sun, the moon, and the planets to a high degree of accuracy.

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