| prediction | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. anticipation, prediction, prevision | the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future). |
| ~ abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | thinking that is coherent and logical. |
| ~ projection | a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations. |
| ~ prophecy, vaticination, prognostication | knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source). |
| ~ adumbration, foreshadowing, prefiguration | the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand. |
| n. (communication) | 2. forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication | a statement made about the future. |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ extropy | the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe. |
| ~ fortunetelling | the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment). |
| ~ horoscope | a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets. |
| ~ meteorology, weather forecasting | predicting what the weather will be. |
| ~ forecast, prognosis | a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop. |
| ~ divination, prophecy | a prediction uttered under divine inspiration. |
| prophecy | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. prognostication, prophecy, vaticination | knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source). |
| ~ prediction, anticipation, prevision | the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future). |
| ~ crystal gazing | staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events. |
| ~ fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination | the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means. |
| n. (communication) | 2. divination, prophecy | a prediction uttered under divine inspiration. |
| ~ forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication | a statement made about the future. |
| ~ oracle | a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible. |
| surmise | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. |
| ~ opinion, view | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| ~ divination | successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. surmise | infer from incomplete evidence. |
| ~ deduce, derive, infer, deduct | reason by deduction; establish by deduction. |
| v. (communication) | 3. surmise, suspect | imagine to be the case or true or probable.; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" |
| ~ hazard, guess, venture, pretend | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" |
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