PREDICTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

predicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of predict

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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 The future of Miami-Dade’s largest voter bloc Nordlund predicts that lots of voters this cycle, and potentially going forward, may be more driven by issues or particular candidates than party loyalty. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 The conjecture predicts that for the curve xa = yb, a count of the matrix solutions will always collapse into a Rogers-Ramanujan-type identity. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026 Bacon’s own utopian fantasy The New Atlantis imagines a brave technocratic future, and seemingly predicts everything from submarines to genetic modification and the internet. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 Gartner predicts that by 2028, one in four applicants will be fake. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 Under that scenario, the model predicts the measles cases could lead to 170,200 hospitalizations and 2,550 deaths over that period. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 In 2027, Whatnot predicts that the Y2K revival will be even flashier than before. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 The Tesla and SpaceX CEO predicts that advances in robotics and space exploration could eventually make conventional money irrelevant. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 Mecklenburg Board of Elections Director Michael Dickerson predicts the county will set a record for early voting turnout in a midterm election. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

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Baldacci no longer serves as a judge for the award but stays involved and always reads the winning books.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Rank your processes by how often a person opens a document, reads it and makes a judgment call, then take the one at the top.

— Billy Biggs, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reads

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The Federal Trade Commission warns that scammers frequently use social media advertisements featuring popular products at unusually low prices.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Martinez warns against spreading your cables, portable chargers, phone, and other gadgets across more than one seat.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 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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Moments after being introduced, Kino announces to her boyfriend that her father is dead.

— James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
The king announces that whoever can lift and string a sacred bow belonging to the Hindu deity Shiva may marry his daughter, Sita.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 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

Definition of presages

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The company forecasts a roughly 300 million euros ($336 million) annual boost to earnings from 2030 as a result.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
But now the German brand forecasts sales will decline in the high single-digits and operating profit will come in between 250 million and 300 million euros.

— Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

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