prognosis

noun

präg-ˈnō-səs How to pronounce prognosis (audio)
Definition of prognosisnext
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

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Recent Examples of prognosis But the former Senate majority leader's staff hasn't said much else to indicate what he's being treated for, what his prognosis is, or his condition. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Tomczyk said that the plan is for Griffin to wear a splint for the next six weeks, at which point his prognosis will be reexamined. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Despite the prognosis, his desire to live, love and make art endures. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 July 2026 In Quirarte's case, his prognosis went from 1 1/2 years to three, perhaps five more years of good quality life. — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prognosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosis
  1. prediction
  2. forecast
  3. forecasting
  4. predicting
  5. prophecy
Noun
  • The quest for fast, accurate wildfire predictions FireSat is the latest step in Cal Fire’s yearslong effort to improve wildfire detection and assessment.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • There is a difference, however, between the default belief that certain predictions are wrong and the default belief that certain predictions are embarrassing.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of prediction
Noun
  • The forecast may stay unsettled into next week as some of the models indicate a system forming offshore, but those details remain hazy at this point.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Exxon shares retreated about 2% in premarket trading on Friday as it’s adjusted per-share profit narrowly missed forecasts.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of forecast
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  • The Saudi market is the only index to have risen so far this year, with the kingdom forecasting growth as most of its crude has been diverted to Red Sea ports.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
  • Argonne will lead or support projects to speed nuclear energy deployment, grid reliability, weather forecasting, and scientific infrastructure.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.
    — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of predicting
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  • Killing children and other innocent Palestinians, then stealing land under a false prophecy is not defending Israel.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • While not always negative, transference can replace curiosity with assumptions, leading to self-fulfilling prophecies.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of prophecy

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“Prognosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosis. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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