PREDICTIVE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

predictive

adjective

pri-ˈdik-tiv

Definition of predictive

as in prophetic

being a sign of a later course of events unfortunately, the stock market crash of 1929 turned out to be a predictive event, for the next decade was consumed by the Great Depression

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Recent Examples of predictive Maritime governance is shifting from reactive enforcement toward predictive oversight. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Jordan says this test is a better predictive marker for heart disease than a lipid panel alone. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 July 2026 Such multi-modal time-series measurements could lead to building better predictive models. — Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026 These predictive systems are becoming an important focus of neuroscience research. — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for predictive

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Plus, Hannah Vanbiber counts down her definitive top five off-the-pitch stories—including the prophetic 2007 Messi-Yamal baby photo and international fans obsessed with ranch dressing.

— The Athletic, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The yodel, as all forms of prophetic writing, lives in the threshold.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

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There was something so sinister about FIFA pushing the idea of diversity while bending the knee to a government working to discard the real thing.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Outside, the cops, led by a dry sinister officer in a long black leather coat, order him to get on the ground, face down; Sophia comes out of the house and is placed in the back of a car, staring at all this through the glass.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026

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