Synonyms of forecasting

forecasting 1 of 3

noun

as in forecast

a declaration that something will happen in the future

the construction company's forecasting of a September 1 completion date for the new school was wildly optimistic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forecast
• prediction
• predicting
• prophecy
• sign
• prognosis
• prognostication
• prognostic
• prognosticating
• soothsaying
• foretelling
• anticipation
• cast
• augury
• presaging
• auguring
• vaticination
• bodement
• prevision
• harbinger
• prospectus
• omen
• foreknowledge
• portent
• foresight
• conjecture
• guess
• foreboding
• surmise

forecasting

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adjective

as in predicting

Related Words

• predicting
• divining
• prognosticating
• foreseeing
• foretelling
• prophesying
• fortune-telling
• soothsaying
• extraordinary
• stupendous
• wondrous
• astonishing
• presaging
• amazing
• miraculous
• sublime
• astounding
• portentous
• foreknowing
• awesome
• metaphysical
• marvelous
• charming
• stunning
• enchanting
• bewitching
• fabulous
• paranormal
• preternatural
• supernormal
• unearthly
• conjuring
• wiling
• magic
• spellbound
• enchanted
• numinous
• magical
• mystic
• bewitched
• occult
• weird

Dissimilar Words

• normal
• usual
• routine
• ordinary
• prosaic
• everyday
• commonplace
• unremarkable
• unexceptional
• workaday
• run-of-the-mill

forecasting

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verb

present participle of forecast

as in reading

to tell of or describe beforehand

the station's meteorologist forecasts sun for the next five days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicting
• reading
• anticipating
• prognosticating
• prophesying
• foretelling
• warning
• presaging
• announcing
• auguring
• calling
• foreseeing
• promising
• alerting
• vaticinating
• cautioning
• forewarning
• divining
• portending
• foreboding
• boding
• declaring
• proclaiming
• heralding
• foreknowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reporting
• relating
• describing
• telling
• recounting
• reciting
• narrating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forecasting

Noun

For the most recent earnings season, these forecasting fruit flies buzzed around modeling 12% earnings growth for the quarter. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

This is because temperature measurements used in weather forecasting are taken in the shade and are not exposed to direct sunlight. — Brian Bossak, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

These systems transcribe conversations, identify talk tracks, highlight objections, suggest next steps, and feed data into forecasting and pipeline tools. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Cindy is bringing her exceptional leadership as chief meteorologist to weeknights, while Kelly Ann will apply her expert forecasting skills to weekdays. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026

Verb

Nissan expects to return to overall profitability by its next fiscal year, forecasting a modest 20 billion yen ($120 million) in net profit. — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Finance executives forecasting the impact of a 5% revenue slowdown no longer build the scenario manually. — Karthik Chakkarapani, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The weather service is forecasting a high temperature of 98 degrees Thursday in the Providence area. — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026

So forecasting the demise of the heat wave is a tricky business. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Fundstrat Global Advisors' Tom Lee has joined a growing chorus of Wall Street bulls forecasting the S & P 500 will end the year at 8,000. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 June 2026

The list of top-of-the-range technologies here, capable of forecasting every facet of life, is exhaustive, stopping just short of a machine that can predict winning lottery numbers. — Susan D'arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026

That, combined with an improving labor market, has many Fed watchers forecasting a rate hike before the end of the year. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

The German Weather Service is forecasting temperatures of up to 98 degrees for Monday and Tuesday and up to 102 Wednesday. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026