Synonyms of predictions

predictions

noun

plural of prediction

as in forecasts

a declaration that something will happen in the future

we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forecasts
• prophecies
• signs
• prognostications
• prognoses
• prognostics
• auguries
• casts
• soothsayings
• anticipations
• vaticinations
• previsions
• bodements
• omens
• foresights
• harbingers
• portents
• forebodings
• conjectures
• guesses
• prospectuses
• surmises
• foreknowledges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predictions

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, 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. — Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Read below for a list of the match card, a preview and predictions for how All In will shake out. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Current predictions have winds calmer than severe storms, only reaching 5 to 10 mph. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Along with Altman’s predictions that AI would wipe out sectors of employment, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told Axios in May 2025 that AI had the potential to destroy 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs and increase unemployment to 20%. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Standard economic theory says a large enough tax wedge – the difference between tax rates in one jurisdiction compared to another – will induce some residents to relocate and revenue will fall way below predictions. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Here’s the thing, though, about wave elections — and, to be clear, your friendly political columnist is offering no predictions ahead of November. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026