予測|よそくyosoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbprediction; estimation
   何なんが起おこるか予測よそくできない。↗

   We cannot predict what will happen.

• Synonym見込みみこみNeutralCovers the prospects, likelihood or chances of an outcome, as in 「合格の見込み」; it centres on how much you expect a result rather than the act of predicting it.
• Synonym予想よそうNeutralAnticipating something in advance, as in 「予想が外れる」; more colloquial than 「予測」 and not necessarily based on data.
• Synonym見通しみとおしNeutralThe outlook or prospects for the future, as in 「見通しが立たない」; it can also mean an unobstructed view.
• Synonym予期よきNeutralExpecting or anticipating something beforehand; often seen in the negative 「予期せぬ出来事」.
• Synonym推定すいていNeutralConcluding from circumstances that something is a fact, as in 「推定死亡時刻」; leans legal or scientific.
• Synonym推測すいそくNeutralInferring from what is already known, with no limit to the future; 「予測」 is reserved for predicting what is to come.
• Synonym目算もくさんWrittenA written word for gauging by eye or reckoning in one's head; little used today.
• Synonym推量すいりょうWrittenA written word for conjecture; in grammar it also names conjectural expressions.
• Synonym予断よだんWrittenJudging an outcome in advance; mostly in 「予断を許さない」, meaning the situation defies prediction.
• Synonym予報よほうNeutralA forecast such as 「天気予報」; centres on issuing the predicted result rather than the act of predicting.
• Synonym見込むみこむNeutralA verb for estimating or expecting, or for rating someone promising, as in 「売上を見込む」「彼を見込んで頼む」.
• Synonym見越すみこすNeutralForeseeing what lies ahead and acting early, as in 「値上がりを見越して買う」.
• Synonym見積もるみつもるNeutralA verb for estimating sums or quantities, as in 「費用を見積もる」; deals in concrete figures.
• Related推し量るおしはかるNeutralA verb for reading someone's mind or a situation from clues; used mostly for people's feelings and not limited to the future, unlike 「予測」.
• Related憶測おくそくNeutralSpeculation with no solid grounds, as in 「憶測が飛び交う」; it carries a negative shade, while 「予測」 implies a basis in data.
• Related推論すいろんNeutralDrawing a conclusion from known facts by logic; leans academic reasoning.
• Related先見せんけんWrittenThe foresight to see what is coming; mostly seen in 「先見の明」.
• Related推察すいさつNeutralSurmising and reading another's feelings, as in 「ご推察の通り」; carries a polite tone.
• Related想定そうていNeutralAssuming a situation in advance, as in 「最悪の事態を想定する」; centres on hypothesising in order to prepare.
• Related憶断おくだんWrittenA written word for settling a judgement on mere conjecture; little used today.
• Related当て推量あてずいりょうCasualColloquial for a shot in the dark: guessing on shaky, unreliable grounds; carries a negative shade.
• Related揣摩臆測しまおくそくWrittenA four-character idiom for wild, baseless speculation; written style with a negative shade.
• Related推知すいちWrittenA written word for coming to know something by inference; little used today.
• Related揣摩しまWrittenA written word for conjecture; today it survives almost only in 「揣摩臆測」.
• Antonym実績じっせきNeutralThe results actually achieved; the counterpart of 「予測」, which is made in advance.

Use 「予測」 for predicting the future from data. In speech, 「予想」 is the everyday word; 「見通し」 gives the outlook, 「見込み」 the chances, and 「予報」 an issued forecast like 「天気予報」. For inference beyond the future, 「推測」 and 「推定」 fit, while 「憶測」 and 「当て推量」 are groundless guesses. The antonym 「実績」 is what actually happens.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 将来しょうらいのことを前まえもって推測すいそくすること。
2. 将来しょうらいのことを前まえもって推測すいそくした内容ないよう。