PREDICTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

predicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of predict

as in reads

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 predicts With The Keepers, Black Tomato co-founder Tom Marchant predicts that in a world where nearly anything can be looked up or generated in seconds, human knowledge and connection are the ultimate luxuries. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026 Next, Meta will string the Muses together to create a team of helpful agents, Nguyen predicts. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 The hurricane center predicts 4 to 8 inches of rain for the Panhandle, or up to 15 inches in some spots. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Continue reading … LONE STAR GAMBLE — Sunny Hostin predicts Texas will 'go blue' for the first time in over 30 years. — FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The National Weather Service predicts the storm will bring strong winds, rain and coastal flooding into early next week. — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Gourmand fragrances with their edible, dessert-like notes remain everywhere, but perfumer Alberto Morillas predicts the category is drifting toward something more complex. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 But the agency also predicts a warmer winter, which may reduce consumption. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Supposedly, each heavy fog predicts one snowfall during the coming winter. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2026

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This reads far more like a moat-protection play than an existential-risk warning.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
An agent reads a ticket, retrieves a document, queries a database, calls a tool, maybe hands off to a second agent, and only then responds.

— Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reads

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The maritime advisory anticipates the returns will keep skewing toward backhaul voyages as carriers test the route.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
With plans now further locked in for a new Royals stadium in Crown Center, one Crossroads-area business owner and leader anticipates impact beyond the stadium itself that will enhance the urban core.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of anticipates

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The bank still calls Nvidia the sector’s best risk-reward opportunity but warns that financing pressures, power shortages, and concentrated customers could threaten the buildout.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
While agreeing that batteries play a key role in cutting emissions from transport and power generation, the study warns that emissions from producing them could rise sharply if manufacturing expands without cleaner processes.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of warns

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At Saul's request, the witch summons what appears to be the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel, who foretells Saul's death in battle — raising the question of theodicy, or why an all-powerful God would allow an apparently diabolical act to occur.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Annabeth has grown to care for Percy, but like Thalia, his fate is possibly tied to a prophecy that foretells of him destroying or saving Olympus.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of foretells

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The series begins with a prison bus pulling up to a correctional facility in Georgia, where the commander of jail operations, Major Boughner, announces how the 30 participants, 27 men and 3 women, will be divided.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Part of the problem is that friction rarely announces itself as a five-alarm fire.

— Rhodes Kriske, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of announces

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Charlie Kirk's family blamed Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activist's assassination at a state university, in a wrongful death notice announced Wednesday that presages a possible lawsuit.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The backlash to the Barbara decision presages another legal and cultural battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment and its role in the debate over who is recognized as an American citizen, observers say.

— Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

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