Synonyms and antonyms of Predicting and prediction in British Thesaurus

predict (verb)

to say what you think will happen in the future

prediction (noun)

a statement about what you think will happen in the future, or the process of making such a statement

forecast (noun)

a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy

premonition (noun)

a strong feeling that something is going to happen, especially something bad

prophecy (noun)

the ability to see what will happen in the future

foresee (verb)

to see or know something that will happen in the future

promise (verb)

formal to make it seem likely that something will happen

foretell (verb)

mainly literary to say what will happen in the future

presentiment (noun)

formal a feeling that something is going to happen, especially something bad

precognition (noun)

formal the ability to know what will happen in the future, or an instance in which you have this knowledge

at this rate ()

used for saying what will happen if the present situation continues

augury (noun)

literary the skill or practice of telling what may happen in the future

call (verb)

to say what you think will happen, for example in politics or business

figure on ()

to think that something will happen and plan for it

forecast (verb)

to make a statement about what is likely to happen, usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy

foretold ()

the past tense and past participle of foretell

give something a day/month/year etc ()

used for saying how long you think something will last

have a nasty feeling/suspicion ()

used for saying you feel certain that something bad is happening or will happen

just/you watch ()

used for emphasizing that you know what will happen in a particular situation

look ahead ()

to think about what is likely to happen, or to plan what you are going to do in the future

now for ()

used when you are saying what is going to happen next

outlook (noun)

an idea about what a situation will be like in the future

predictor (noun)

something that is helpful or useful in making an accurate prediction

prescient (adjective)

formal knowing or behaving as if you know what will happen in the future

prognosticate (verb)

very formal to say what you think will happen in the future

prophesy (verb)

to say that you believe something will happen in the future

prophetic (adjective)

describing something that will happen in the future

scent (verb)

to feel that something is soon going to happen or be done

smell (verb)

to feel that something is going to happen, usually something bad

tip (verb)

to say who you think will get a particular job or be successful at something

what did I tell you? ()

used when something happens that you said would happen, often when other people were not so sure

will have (done something) ()

used for saying that you expect an action to be completed before a time in the future