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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Many outsiders predicted this would be a breakout season for Jim Harbaugh, in his third season as head coach. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026 New medicines, technologies and entire industries emerge from research with applications that often could not have been predicted at the outset. — Carole Labonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026 Veterans Day on Wednesday is predicted to be sunny with a high near 66. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026 The team’s calculations predicted that these boundaries, known as domain walls, could conduct electricity and move when a voltage was applied. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 Rapidan Energy, a research firm, predicted an 80% likelihood of fighting resuming, while S&P analysts today raised their 2026 and 2027 assumptions for crude prices. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Before the pickup truck launched, Musk had predicted annual sales of 250,000 units. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026 What few could have predicted was that Cox would debut a whole album’s worth of all-new material. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026 The Congressional Budget Office predicted these lower payments would reduce premiums for consumers by 1% and reduce federal deficits by $17 billion. — Lindsey Murtagh, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted

Adjective

When the Legacy founders came along years later and announced their plans, some Branford townsfolk voiced concerns about noise, parking and other anticipated annoyances.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Purpose The original Steppenwolf Theatre Company cast of the Broadway production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning drama reassembles at the Geffen Playhouse for the most anticipated dramatic event of the season.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of anticipated

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This summer, while going through masses of paper stacked all over George's duplex, Bob paused to read a Navy certificate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from the 7-Eleven, where Blancas-Espinosa was seen pulling up to the pump bay and getting out of the car near the trash can by the fuel pump, the affidavit read.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of read

Adjective

Between expected double-digit health insurance premium hikes and increases in electricity and heating costs, family budgets are strapped.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Mergers often reduce competition, resulting in higher fares and less reliable service, while the challenges of combining complex operations can erase expected savings.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of expected

Verb

Investigators will collect flight tracking data, air traffic control recordings, plane maintenance records, and forecast and weather around the time of the crash.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
This year, Canada Goose is forecasting a low-single-digit increase in revenues with margins on adjusted earnings before interest and taxes ranging from 11 to 12 percent.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 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

Verb

The explorer wanted his royal patrons to see his role in history as something foretold by the ancients.

— Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
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

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