prediction

noun

pre·​dic·​tion pri-ˈdik-shən 

1

: an act of predicting

2

: something that is predicted : forecast

Synonyms of prediction

• predicting
• forecast
• forecasting
• prophecy

Examples of prediction in a Sentence

Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.

Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well.

The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.

Recent Examples on the Web

Conte’s prediction that the Premier League’s overall level would increase and that complacent clubs would plummet down the table has come to pass. —Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026

But don’t panic yet, because these numbers are just predictions at this point, and there’s time to change course. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Feb. 2026

An editor who works for YouTube's biggest creator, MrBeast, has been suspended from the prediction market platform Kalshi and reported to federal regulators for insider trading, Kalshi officials said on Wednesday. —Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026

Forget the predictions and all the pregame hype. —Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for prediction

• addiction
• affliction
• constriction
• conviction
• depiction
• eviction
• infliction
• nonfiction
• restriction
• antifriction
• benediction
• contradiction

Kids Definition

prediction

noun

pre·​dic·​tion pri-ˈdik-shən 

1

: an act of predicting

2

: something predicted : forecast

a prediction that there would be an earthquake

predictive

-ˈdik-tiv

adjective