Synonyms for prognostication
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Prognostic
prognostic, augury, portent, omen, indication, presage, foreboding, prodigy, foreshadow
2. Prediction
3. Prophecy
Definitions
- n. 1
A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
- n. 2
An omen.
Related words
- Other spellings
- prognostification
Forms
- Plural
- prognostications → prognostics, auguries, portents, omens…
Example sentences
- omen The cap cloud above Mt. Fuji is said to be a good omen.
- augury Augury is divination based on the behavior of birds.
- prediction I'm afraid your prediction was wide of the mark.
- forecasting Tom does a pretty good job of forecasting the weather.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prognostication | steady | |
| omen | rising | |
| prognostic | rising | |
| portent | steady | |
| augury | falling | |
| prediction | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- omen2
- 5 letters
- weird1
- 6 letters
- augury
- 7 letters
- prodigy3, portent2, presage2
- 8 letters
- prophecy3
- 10 letters
- indication4, prediction3, foreboding3, prognostic, foreshadow3
- 11 letters
- forecasting3, foretelling3
- 12 letters
- vaticination
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).