forecast vs signal

signal vs forecast

forecast and signal both are nouns.

forecast is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

forecast and signal both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forecast	Yes	No	Yes	No
signal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, signal is a hypernym of forecast; that is, signal is a word with a broader meaning than forecast:

forecast: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
signal: be a signal for or a symptom of

Other hypernyms of forecast include bespeak, betoken, indicate, point.

forecast (noun)	signal (noun)
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
	any incitement to action
	an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

forecast (adjective)	signal (adjective)
	notably out of the ordinary

forecast (verb)	signal (verb)
judge to be probable	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
predict in advance	be a signal for or a symptom of
indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Difference between forecast and signal

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