Home › Words › O › overpredictionoverpredictionoverprediction means prediction that is erroneously high.EtymologyFrom over- + prediction.nounprediction that is erroneously highDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.underprediction 79% match — A prediction that is smaller than the true value. vs overprediction →overpredictor 73% match — One who overpredicts. vs overprediction →underpredictor 66% match — One who underpredicts. vs overprediction →misprognostication 64% match — Faulty prediction. vs overprediction →mispredict 64% match — To predict incorrectly. vs overprediction →overpessimistic 63% match — More pessimistic than is warranted. vs overprediction →overdetection 63% match — Detection at levels greater than are actually the case vs overprediction →misprediction 62% match — An instance of mispredicting; an incorrect prediction. vs overprediction →