predicts
Says what's coming
Predicts means to declare in advance what will happen.
Weather forecasters predict storms, analysts predict market movements, models predict outcomes: The study predicts a rise in sea levels over the next century.
To predict something is to claim knowledge of future events based on evidence, intuition, or calculation—though the prediction may prove wrong.
Expects before it happens
- expectsAssumes as likely
- foreseesPerceives in advance
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
- assumesAccepts as true
presumes · speculates · conjectures · surmises · infers · guesses · hypothesizes · theorizes
Foretelling of future events
- foretellsPredicts future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
augury · omen · divination · clairvoyance · prognostication · harbinger · portent · fortune-telling
Prediction of future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
extrapolation · trend · outlook · prognosis · probability · likelihood · algorithm · regression
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
snowfall · thunderstorm · hurricane · tornado · barometer · humidity · doppler · satellite
anticipates
Expects before it happens
assumes · presumes · speculates · conjectures · surmises · infers · guesses · hypothesizes · theorizes · projects
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
soothsayer · augury · omen · divination · clairvoyance · prognostication · harbinger · portent · fortune-telling · astrology
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
modeling · extrapolation · trend · outlook · prognosis · probability · likelihood · algorithm · regression · analytics
meteorology
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
rainfall · snowfall · thunderstorm · hurricane · tornado · barometer · humidity · doppler · satellite · climate
predictsrecounts
Narrates or re-tallies
recalls · remembers · reports · recollects · chronicles
predictsconfirms
Establishes as fact
verifies · knows · proves · establishes · demonstrates
- predictive textAlgorithm suggesting likely words
- weather predictionAnticipated atmospheric conditions
- text predictionAnticipating typed input
- earthquake predictionForecasting when tremors strike
- climate predictionProjecting future atmospheric conditions
- astrological predictionFortune based on planets
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