prediction
[noun]
Synonyms: prophecy, augury, divination, forecast, prognosis, prognostication

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Related Words: conjecture, guess, surmising

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pre‧dic‧tion AC /prɪˈdɪkʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: noun: prediction, predictability ≠ unpredictability, predictor; adjective: predictable ≠ unpredictable, predictive; verb: predict; adverb: predictably ≠ unpredictably]
a statement about what you think is going to happen, or the act of making this statement
prediction of
predictions of a Republican victory
The data can be used to make useful economic predictions.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

prediction
noun
ADJ. accurate, correct | dire, gloomy | long-term | reliable, safe | confident | definite, firm | computer | earthquake, weather
VERB + PREDICTION make | confirm, fulfil The results of the experiment confirmed their predictions.
confound, contradict
PREDICTION + VERB prove sth, turn out to be sth Our prediction turns out to be correct.
be borne out, come true
PREP. amid ~s Six hundred workers there lost their jobs today, amid gloomy predictions that there could be worse to come.
contrary to a/the ~ Contrary to almost all predictions, however, the government did not fall.
despite a/the ~ Despite earlier dire predictions, shares remained steady.
~ about I've learnt not to make predictions about the weather.
~ for the government's prediction for unemployment
~ of their predictions of future growth

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

prediction

make a prediction
It is far too early to make predictions about the outcome of the inquiry.
confirm a prediction (=show that it was right)
They are now planning further tests to confirm their predictions.
accurate/correct
Jane's prediction proved to be accurate.
a confident prediction (=one that you think is probably right)
The situation is so uncertain that it is hard to make a confident prediction.
a dire/gloomy prediction (=saying that something bad will happen)
There have been some gloomy predictions about the economy recently.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲