prediction

noun

pre·​dic·​tion pri-ˈdik-shən 

1

: an act of predicting

2

: something that is predicted : forecast

Synonyms

• forecast
• forecasting
• predicting
• 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

But these complaints do not negate the actual successes of inflation, nor its ability to make truly generic predictions. —Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025

That forecast might sound suspiciously familiar to skeptics who have seen such decadal predictions come and go in the past. —Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

Robinhood Markets — The financial trading platform fell 2% after Reuters reported that Robinhood is open to deals to expand its prediction markets business. —Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025

Some scientists question how useful predictions made by AI will be, if the AI can’t provide an explanation for them. —Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Oct. 2025

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