PREDICTED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in anticipated

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verb

past tense of predict

as in read

to tell of or describe beforehand I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now

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Monitors predicted that total turnout in the election could reach around 70%, unseen in Serbia since 2000. — Jovana Gec, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Though freezing overnight lows can still be expected throughout the month, afternoon highs are predicted to remain in the 40s before warming to the low 50s by the end of February. — Hali Smith october 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026 The vote was closely watched in the EU Monitors predicted that total turnout in the election could reach around 70%, unseen in Serbia since 2000. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 While incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) had been predicted to take the first round by single digits, Bolsonaro ended up winning 47% to Lula's 45%. — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Jaxson Flynt, 13, has an ultra-rare genetic disorder that doctors once predicted would end his life by age 5. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026 Advertisement Given all the change that artificial intelligence is predicted to bring, quibbling over word choice might seem pedantic, like arguing about the Latin name of a tree’s species while the forest burns. — David Litt, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 Conditions outside of the wind are expected to be sunny, and the day’s high is predicted to reach 68 before dropping to around 48 Monday night. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 18 Oct. 2026 This year, those existing factors coincide with what is predicted to become the strongest El Niño event in recorded history. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted

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The anticipated early 2028 production start will mark the next stage of the company’s investment in Colorado.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The company had been hired to model what might happen in a 100-year storm — a term that reflects the anticipated depth and intensity of rainfall.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of anticipated

Adjective

Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch has been a huge hit for Paramount+ and the expected Season 2 renewal came with two episodes still to stream of Season 1.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
The expected lockout, and MLB’s insistence on a salary cap in their CBA proposals, have also cast doubt on what the system will look like next year — whenever the season begins.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of expected

Verb

The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory Thursday as rain and king tides are forecast to soak South Florida.

— Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
And from December through February, that stormy pattern is forecast to further accelerate, according to climate data from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of forecast

Adjective

When really, this was the foreseeable and foreseen outcome of putting an AI in place of the human being who is already not there to do a good job.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
To help steer you clear of any paint color problems (whether foreseen or unforeseen), designers share the top paint color pitfalls.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of foreseen

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The explorer wanted his royal patrons to see his role in history as something foretold by the ancients.

— Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
That night foretold a scenario that has kept repeating itself, which has revealed a clear dysfunction between the tournament’s schedule and the nature of tennis in 2026.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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