Meanings
nounpostdiction (countable and uncountable, plural postdictions)
plural postdictions
- countableuncountableThe construction of past conditions by relying on the present
Synonyms: retrodiction
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe construction of past conditions by relying on the present
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Origin
In imitation of prediction, with the prefix pre- replaced by its antonym post-.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with postdiction
fictionjurisdictionaddictionrestrictionpredictionconvictionfrictioncontradictiondepictionevictionafflictiondictionconstrictionbenedictionderelictionmaledictionstictionstrictionabstrictionaffixionastrictioncondictionconflictioneffiction
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
postdiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdiction
MLA
“postdiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdiction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postdiction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdiction.
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