予想|よそうyosou[0]heiban (flat)

1. suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveexpectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
   あなたはどんな結果けっかを予想よそうしていますか。↗

   What results do you anticipate?

• Synonym見込みみこみNeutralA noun for chances or prospects, as in 「合格の見込み」; it focuses on whether there is hope rather than predicting a result.
• Synonym予測よそくWrittenWritten-style word for prediction based on data or experience, as in 「需要予測」; more objective than the everyday, subjective 「予想」.
• Synonym見通しみとおしNeutralA noun for an outlook on future prospects; it also means an unobstructed view. 「見通しが甘い」 calls an outlook overly optimistic.
• Synonym予期よきWrittenWritten word for anticipating something in advance; most often seen in the negative 「予期せぬ事態」 (an unforeseen event).
• Synonym予見よけんWrittenWritten word for foreseeing; it stresses seeing what the future holds before it arrives.
• Synonym見越すみこすNeutralA verb meaning to anticipate, as in 「値上がりを見越す」; it often implies acting with that anticipation in mind.
• Synonym目算もくさんNeutralA noun for a rough mental estimate or reckoning; it stresses one's own calculation or plan rather than a formal prediction.
• Synonym見通すみとおすNeutralA verb meaning to see through or foresee, as in 「将来を見通す」; it stresses penetrating insight into how things will turn out.
• Synonym思惑おもわくNeutralA noun for one's own calculations or intentions, as in 「思惑が外れる」; it often carries a nuance of scheming.
• Synonym予報よほうNeutralA noun for officially issued forecasts, above all 「天気予報」; use it for weather and similar reports, not personal guesses.
• Synonym見込むみこむNeutralA verb meaning to expect or build something into one's estimates, as in 「売上を見込む」.
• Synonym予知よちWrittenWritten word for knowing something before it happens, as in 「地震予知」; it stresses advance knowledge of events.
• Synonym見積もるみつもるNeutralA verb for estimating amounts or costs, as in 「費用を見積もる」; it works for figures, not general predictions.
• Synonym計算けいさんNeutralA noun for calculation; by extension it covers reckoning or weighing outcomes, as in 「計算づく」.
• Synonym推定すいていWrittenWritten word for inferring from evidence, as in 「推定年齢」; common in legal and academic contexts.
• Synonym想像そうぞうNeutralA noun for imagining what one has not seen; it stresses forming a mental picture, while 「予想」 stresses predicting a result.
• Synonym予断よだんWrittenWritten word for passing judgement on an outcome beforehand; you will most often meet it in 「予断を許さない」, said when a situation is hard to call.
• Synonym所期しょきWrittenA formal written noun for what was expected, as in 「所期の目的を達成」; stiff prose rather than everyday speech.
• Synonym見越しみこしWrittenA written noun for anticipation; little used today, with 「予想」 or 「見通し」 preferred in modern speech.
• Related先見せんけんWrittenWritten word for foresight, as in 「先見の明」; it stresses the insight to see things before they happen.
• Related期待きたいNeutralA noun for expectation tinged with hope for a good outcome; it carries emotional color that the neutral 「予想」 lacks.
• Related前知ぜんちWrittenWritten word for foreknowledge; rare in modern Japanese.
• Antonym実際じっさいNeutralThe actual state of things, as opposed to what was predicted in advance; the natural antonym of 「予想」.
• Antonym現実げんじつNeutralReality as opposed to what one imagined or predicted, as in 「予想と現実」.

Use 「予想」 for predicting a result in advance, as in 「予想通り」. For more objective, data-based prediction pick 「予測」; for prospects 「見通し」; for weather reports 「予報」; for hoping for a good outcome 「期待」; for estimating figures 「見積もる」. For what actually happens, use 「実際」.

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