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AUGURY Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word augury. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word augury. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for AUGURY

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sign
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• a public display of a message

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

• having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

• an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

• a gesture that is part of a sign language

• a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

• a character indicating a relation between quantities

adjective satellite

• used of the language of the deaf

verb

• mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

• be engaged by a written agreement

• engage by written agreement

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• place signs, as along a road

• communicate in sign language

• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

forecast
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

verb

• predict in advance

• judge to be probable

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

forewarning
nounn
noun

• an early warning about a future event

harbinger
nounn
noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

verb

• foreshadow or presage

omen
nounn
noun

• a sign of something about to happen

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

portent
nounn
noun

• a sign of something about to happen

prediction
nounn
noun

• the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

• a statement made about the future

presage
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a foreboding about what is about to happen

• a sign of something about to happen

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

prophecy
nounn
noun

• knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

• a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

foretoken
nounn
noun

• an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

preindication
nounn
noun

• an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

Best Hypernyms For AUGURY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for augury, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
divination experience forecast foretelling prediction presage prognostication prophecy

Alternatives for SIGN

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