PROGNOSTICATES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

prognosticates

verb

present tense third-person singular of prognosticate

as in predicts

to tell of or describe beforehand using current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like

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But the outlook predicts no subsidies in subsequent years, indicating the city expects to complete a new analysis of its trash costs and then increase fees accordingly.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
And the real estate firm predicts that number won’t budge by 2030.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

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