PREDICTED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in anticipated

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verb

past tense of predict

as in read

to tell of or describe beforehand I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now

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Recent Examples of predicted

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With global warming, not only will precipitation increasingly fall as rain and not snow, but atmospheric rivers are also predicted to grow more potent, bringing more intense downpours. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel predicted there will be a 50-50 chance that a socialist candidate wins the presidency in 2028 against the Republican nominee, whether that is Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026 McNoldy predicted that the current El Nino will peak during the coming winter but linger into 2027. — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 There was a chance that eastern Long Island could get pummeled with more than 2 inches of rain in six hours during the first part of Saturday night, depending on how the storm tracks, the NWS predicted. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 Experts predicted this would be the year of the sub-6% mortgage rate. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 The hundreds of millions of dollars Parton left behind were bound to be the source of family disputes, although few could have predicted an escalation this fast and fiery. — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 South Florida’s forecast this week predicted a washout into the weekend. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 Kai-Fu Lee’s AI Superpowers, an influential book published in 2018, largely predicted the current tech battle between the US and China. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted

Adjective

Meanwhile the separate flood insurance policy required under their mortgage had surged from $1,300 to an anticipated $5,800 by 2026.

— Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Closing will occur in approximately one month subject to the anticipated regulatory approval.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of anticipated

Verb

That, even if someone else read the words, perhaps some part of it could be withheld, could be sheltered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
After reading the script, watching the documentary, and meeting Peedom, Hiddleston signed up for the project, which led him to climb to Everest’s base camp alongside the director, Phuntsok, and a high-altitude medical specialist.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of read

Adjective

But perhaps no one feels its expected passage in the Senate as acutely, or as personally, as Peter Mills.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The indie studio defied convention by taking the project out in August, usually considered a dead period with many executives on vacation as the TV business takes a breather before an expected post-Labor Day influx of pitches.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of expected

Verb

After heading away from land, Polo was forecast to hook back toward Mexico's coast further north on Saturday.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
It was forecast to become a hurricane by Thursday night and was expected to approach the Big Island as early as Friday.

— Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of forecast

Adjective

When really, this was the foreseeable and foreseen outcome of putting an AI in place of the human being who is already not there to do a good job.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
To help steer you clear of any paint color problems (whether foreseen or unforeseen), designers share the top paint color pitfalls.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of foreseen

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That night foretold a scenario that has kept repeating itself, which has revealed a clear dysfunction between the tournament’s schedule and the nature of tennis in 2026.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The prophecy of the film’s success was foretold when 70mm screening tickets for The Odyssey sold out quickly upon release one year before the movie was set to debut, according to The Los Angeles Times.

— Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

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