predicted
Saw it coming
Predicted is the past tense of predict—to say what will happen before it occurs.
Something predicted was forecast or anticipated: The storm arrived exactly as predicted.
She predicted he would fail, and she was right.
What's predicted may be based on evidence, intuition, or mere guessing.
Stated with authority
- announcedPublicly stated or declared
- claimedStated as fact
- reportedCommunicated formally
- assertedStated as fact
foretold · proclaimed · warned · promised · speculated · suggested · indicated · projected
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
visionary · revelation · sibyl · foretelling · premonition · prognostication · portent · astrology
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
barometer · humidity · doppler · radar · cyclone · typhoon · hurricane · overcast
Regarded as likely
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
- projectedCast outward or forecast
- estimatedRoughly calculated beforehand
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
presumed · assumed · hypothesized · postulated · envisioned · foreseeable · inevitable · forthcoming
Simulating or demonstrating form
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- dataFacts for analysis
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
statistics · regression · correlation · analysis · simulation · extrapolation · variables · outcomes
declared
Stated with authority
asserted · foretold · proclaimed · warned · promised · speculated · suggested · indicated · projected · estimated
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
clairvoyance · visionary · revelation · sibyl · foretelling · premonition · prognostication · portent · astrology · tarot
meteorology
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
temperature · barometer · humidity · doppler · radar · cyclone · typhoon · hurricane · overcast · sunny
expected
Regarded as likely
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
- projectedCast outward or forecast
- estimatedRoughly calculated beforehand
calculated · presumed · assumed · hypothesized · postulated · envisioned · foreseeable · inevitable · forthcoming · impending
modeling
Simulating or demonstrating form
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- dataFacts for analysis
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
probability · statistics · regression · correlation · analysis · simulation · extrapolation · variables · outcomes · accuracy
- futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
- omensomens, omen, portent, portents, signs
- beforehandbeforehand, before, ahead, early, in advance
predictedunexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
unforeseen · unanticipated · unpredicted · surprising · unlooked-for
predicteduncertain
Not firmly known
unknown · undetermined · speculated · doubted · questioned
- predictive textAlgorithm suggesting likely words
- weather predictionAnticipated atmospheric conditions
- text predictionAnticipating typed input
- predictable patternsRecurring sequences easily foreseen
- earthquake predictionForecasting when tremors strike
- climate predictionProjecting future atmospheric conditions
predict, prediction, predictable, predicting, predictive, predicts, predictor, predictably, predictability