predicted
3 antonyms and opposites of predicted, grouped by meaning.
Verb — Past tense and past participle of predict: said in advance that something would happen, on the basis of evidence, reasoning or experience.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
Past tense and past participle of predict: said in advance that something would happen, on the basis of evidence, reasoning or experience.
“Forecasters predicted the storm four days before it made landfall.”
Antonyms
How to use predicted
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Neutral; the adjective use is standard in science, statistics and UK school admissions ('predicted grades').
Etymology
From Latin praedicere meaning 'to foretell', from prae 'before' and dicere 'to say'.
Full origin of predicted →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between predicted and forecast?
They mean much the same, but forecast implies a systematic method applied to data over a defined period — weather, sales, demand. Predicted is broader and covers any statement made in advance, from a rigorous model to a hunch.
What is the difference between predicted and observed values?
The predicted value is what a model or theory says the result should be; the observed value is what the experiment or measurement actually produced. The gap between them is the residual, and studying those gaps is how models get corrected.
What are predicted grades?
In the UK, predicted grades are the results a teacher expects a student to achieve in their final exams, submitted with a university application before the real results exist. Offers are made conditionally on the actual grades matching or beating a stated threshold.