prognostic

¹prog·nos·tic

noun \präg-ˈnäs-tik\

Definition of PROGNOSTIC

1

: something that foretells : portent

2

: prognostication, prophecy

Examples of PROGNOSTIC

1. <a prognostic of a global pandemic that turned out to be distressingly accurate>

Origin of PROGNOSTIC

Middle English pronostique, from Middle French, from Latin prognosticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos foretelling, from progignōskein

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PROGNOSTIC

Synonyms: auguring, augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, presaging, prognosis, prediction, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy), soothsaying, vaticination

Related Words: foreboding, harbinger, omen, portent, prevision, prospectus, sign; anticipation, foreknowledge; foresight; conjecture, guess, surmise

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Rhymes with PROGNOSTIC

acrostic, agnostic