previsions 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of prevision
as in anticipates
to realize or know about beforehand he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market

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previsions

2 of 2

noun

plural of prevision
as in predictions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for previsions
  1. anticipates
  2. predictions
  3. foresees
  4. forecasts
  5. signs
  6. prophecies
  7. omens
  8. portents
Verb
  • The startup anticipates slashing its AI token spend by 75%, from $15-20 million to $4-5 million annually, as a result of the AI ban policy.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Reno-Tahoe International Airport anticipates as many as 20,000 passengers a day during Burning Man.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of anticipates
Noun
  • For two different transitions, the researchers measured displacements of about 240 ± 16 nanometers and 463 ± 20 nanometers, closely matching their theoretical predictions of roughly 232 and 464 nanometers.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But six months into the conflict, the direst predictions haven’t come true even if no corner of the world's economy has been untouched.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of predictions
Verb
  • Last month, Semafor reported that Amazon’s sustainability chief foresees a multi-year uptick in the company’s carbon footprint.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Every father hopes for a better life for their children, but no parent foresees their child living in a warzone.
    — Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of foresees
Noun
  • The Hurricane Center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Institute of International Finance warned that cocoa is not the only food product at risk from El Niño, which forecasts suggest will affect Africa’s agricultural sector across the board, through either flooding or drought.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of forecasts
Noun
  • The Habitable Worlds Observatory would be the first designed to photograph Earth-like planets — and even search for chemical signs of life within the atmospheres of those planets.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There are signs that Democratic voters, especially, are looking for change, and some young voters argue older politicians can’t truly understand a world transformed by artificial intelligence, rising housing costs and student debt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • Each campaign features unique prophecies, rivalries, characters and challenges.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of prophecies
Noun
  • No omens, no fear—just another extraordinarily beautiful experience locked into memory.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Black cats can be seen as bad omens, sometimes associated with witches and with the old superstition to not let a black cat cross your path.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of omens
Noun
  • Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • But there is reason for hope, because the season-one finale of Widow’s Bay is like a beacon in the dark, and all the signs and portents are lining up.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of portents
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“Previsions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previsions. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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