Guessing and Predicting

Guessing

Guessing noun - An estimate based on little or no information.
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Synonyms for Guessing

Predicting and guessing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Predicting" instead an adjective "Guessing".

Nearby Words: guess, guessed

Predicting

Predicting noun - A declaration that something will happen in the future.
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Synonyms for Predicting

Guessing and predicting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guessing" instead an adjective "Predicting".

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Pineapple Express This includes Dale guessing that Ted smoked his dropped roach and Saul predicting that their cellphones would be triangulated.
  • Video Game / Life Is Strange This includes guessing the contents of her pockets and predicting the immediate future.
  • Video Game / Life Is Strange In that same scene in the diner, Max plays two memory games to convince Chloe of her time travel powers, first by guessing everything in her pockets and then by predicting four events before they happen.
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