Synonyms of prognosis

prognosis

noun

präg-ˈnō-səs 

as in prediction

a declaration that something will happen in the future

the securities analyst's prognosis for the stock market in the new year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prediction
• forecast
• forecasting
• predicting
• prophecy
• sign
• prognostic
• prognostication
• prognosticating
• foretelling
• augury
• cast
• soothsaying
• anticipation
• presaging
• vaticination
• auguring
• bodement
• omen
• prevision
• harbinger
• prospectus
• portent
• foreknowledge
• foreboding
• conjecture
• guess
• foresight
• surmise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prognosis

After the game, coach Mike Macdonald was optimistic about Darnold’s status, saying the team ruled out a fracture, but his prognosis is not yet clear, with more tests to come Monday. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

These treatments, for instance, transformed the prognosis of hepatoblastoma, a rare cancer of the liver that is the most commonly diagnosed in childhood, from a five-year survival rate of 20% to more than 80% for localized tumors. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026

It was announced earlier this year that Mette-Marit would temporarily step back from royal duties to undergo a lung transplant after she was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic progressive lung disease with a poor prognosis, in 2018. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026