Synonyms for forecast
ˈfɔrˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr-fore·cast

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1. forecast

   To anticipate may be either to take before in fact or to take before in thought; in the former sense it is allied with prevent; in the latter, with the synonyms above given. This is coming to be the prevalent and favorite use. We expect that which we have good reason to believe will happen; as, a boy expects to grow to manhood. We hope for that which we much desire and somewhat expect. We apprehend what we both expect and fear. Anticipate is commonly used now, like foretaste, of that which we expect both with confidence and pleasure. In this use it is a stronger word than hope, where often "the wish is father to the thought." I hope for a visit from my friend, tho I have no word from him; I expect it when he writes that he is coming; and as the time draws near I anticipate it with pleasure. Compare ABIDE; PREVENT.

   Synonyms:
   anticipate, apprehend, expect, foretaste, hope, look forward to

   Antonyms:
   despair of, distrust, doubt, doubt, dread, fear, recall, recollect, remember

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1. prognosis, forecastverb

   a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

   Synonyms:
   prognosis, medical prognosis, prospect

2. forecast, calculateverb

   predict in advance

   Synonyms:
   compute, predict, count, reckon, account, figure, depend, betoken, count on, aim, bode, foreshadow, omen, prefigure, cipher, bet, estimate, direct, portend, prognosticate, look, augur, cypher, foretell, calculate, work out, auspicate, presage

3. calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecastverb

   judge to be probable

   Synonyms:
   fancy, predict, augur, figure, foreshadow, bet, suppose, look, reckon, work out, view, omen, foretell, consider, estimate, auspicate, visualize, gauge, betoken, see, guess, project, picture, compute, depend, think, calculate, approximate, opine, envision, aim, imagine, direct, bode, count, image, prefigure, judge, presage, regard, prognosticate, enter, visualise, cypher, portend, cipher, account, count on

4. bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predictverb

   indicate by signs

   "These signs bode bad news"

   Synonyms:
   predict, herald, bespeak, indicate, promise, figure, betoken, announce, count on, annunciate, bode, foreshadow, omen, point, harbinger, estimate, portend, call, prognosticate, anticipate, reckon, augur, calculate, foretell, forebode, prefigure, signal, auspicate, presage

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1. forecastverb

   Synonyms:
   foresee, anticipate, look forward to, provide against

2. forecastverb

   Synonyms:
   contrive, plan, project, devise, scheme

3. forecastnoun

   Synonyms:
   foresight, prevision, forethought, anticipation, provident regard to the future

4. forecastnoun

   Synonyms:
   contrivance, scheming, planning

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1. forecastnoun

   Synonyms:
   predetermination, premeditation, forethought

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1. List of paraphrases for "forecast":

   forecasting, forecasts, prediction, anticipation, provident, projections, predictions, projected, predict, projection, estimates, predicted, prognosis, foresight, predictive, expected, planned, predicting, prevision, anticipated, forecasted, estimate, expectations, estimated, anticipate, outlook, foreseen, foresee, preparation, weather, predictability

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1. John Leech:

   My forecast is that new car sales will slip back 1 per cent in 2016, with the first half of the year stronger than the second half.

2. Pam Thompson:

   We have snow every year up here in the mountains and it will be anywhere from 6 to 8 inches, and it’s usually gone pretty fast, what I’m seeing on the forecast is that it’s going to be really cold next week, so the snow may not go away as quickly as normal.

3. Rick Scott:

   Hurricane Michael is forecast to be the most destructive storm to hit the Florida Panhandle in decades, you can not hide from storm surge, so get out if an evacuation is ordered.

4. George Belch:

   It's always hard to forecast eight years out, but by the time we get to the 2026 World Cup I think the big companies and the big sponsors in the U.S., and perhaps internationally, are going to welcome the opportunity for a somewhat controversy-free World Cup.

5. Joe Brusuelas:

   We are in a situation with inflation elevated and now a banking crisis on top of that, the Fed’s attempt to strike a delicate balance between price stability, employment and financial stability will require something to give. And that something is going to be right around 1.5 million jobs, if the Fed’s forecast is prescient for the [4.5%] unemployment rate.