Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prediction
2 senses of prediction
Sense 1
prediction, anticipation, prevision -- (the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future))
=> reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought -- (thinking that is coherent and logical)
Sense 2
prediction, foretelling, forecasting, 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")