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

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

Rainfall predictions for this weekend for the southeast and windward sides of the Big Island were 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters), with as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) in isolated areas, Oswant said. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

In 1930, John Maynard Keynes wrote one of the most optimistic predictions in the history of economics. — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Here are predictions for every Group of 6 conference, and the new players to know in each league. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The architect of the program’s revitalization will not be goaded into predictions or promises. — Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Defying predictions at superheating limit Past computer models predicted a very different outcome for copper during rapid heating. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Rather than simply reacting to your world, this theory suggests that the brain is constantly making predictions. — Mackenzi Moore, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026