Definitions

predict

[pri-dikt] / prɪˈdɪkt /

VERB

express an outcome in advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate call conclude crystal-ball envision forecast foresee think

STRONG

adumbrate augur conjecture croak figure forebode foretell gather guess infer judge omen portend presage presume prognosticate prophesy read suppose surmise telegraph vaticinate

WEAK

be afraid call it crystal-ball divine figure out forespeak have a hunch hazard a guess make book psych out see coming see handwriting on wall size up soothsay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

STRONG

calculate disbelieve measure misunderstand

Example Sentences

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“You can be the world’s best weightlifter. You can have a low body-fat percentage. You can be killing it at work. Those things don’t predict how happy you’re going to be at 80.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Forty-eight teams, 104 matches - and you can predict them all across the BBC Sport website and app.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

What the final report will say is impossible to predict.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

They can flag sleep apnea, predict illnesses—even act as contraception.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She said her brother’s ring warned him of storms at sea, so maybe she believed other things could predict the future.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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