Nouns (0)
Verbs (17)
promise, anticipate, foretell, predict, forebode
v. make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
forecast, omen, presage, augur, auspicate, bode, portend, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, predict
v. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (47)
speculate, indulge in speculations
v. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
forecast, omen, presage, augur, auspicate, bode, portend, prognosticate, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, predict
v. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate
v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
estimate, gauge, guess, judge, approximate
v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
foresee, envision
v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"
harbinger, herald, foretell, announce, annunciate
v. foreshadow or presage
promise, anticipate, prognosticate, foretell, predict, forebode
v. make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
indicate, suggest
v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"
warn, notify of danger, notify of a risk
v. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
mean, intend
v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (0)
prognosticate
© Copyright 2008 Lexipedia. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by iSEEK.