PROGNOSTICATED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

prognosticated

verb

past tense of prognosticate

as in predicted

to tell of or describe beforehand using current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like

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Recent Examples of prognosticated Every year there’s at least one rising artist who gets a substantially bigger bonanza of nominations than anyone had prognosticated, and this year that artist is Leon Thomas. — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

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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

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