Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prognostication
3 senses of prognostication
Sense 1
omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy -- (a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle")
=> augury, sign, foretoken, preindication -- (an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God")
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")
Sense 3
prophecy, prognostication, 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))