FORETELL Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word foretell. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FORETELL
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predict | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a prediction about; tell in advance • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
divine | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders • terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God adjective satellite • emanating from God • resulting from divine providence • being or having the nature of a god • devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity • appropriate to or befitting a god • being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods verb • perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers • search by divining, as if with a rod | ||||||||
foresee | verbv | |||||||
verb • realize beforehand • picture to oneself; imagine possible • act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | ||||||||
prophesy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration • deliver a sermon | ||||||||
prognosticate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a prediction about; tell in advance • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||
announce | verbv | |||||||
verb • make known; make an announcement • announce publicly or officially • give the names of • foreshadow or presage | ||||||||
annunciate | verbv | |||||||
verb • foreshadow or presage | ||||||||
anticipate | verbv | |||||||
verb • regard something as probable or likely • act in advance of; deal with ahead of time • realize beforehand • make a prediction about; tell in advance • be excited or anxious about • be a forerunner of or occur earlier than | ||||||||
augur | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen • predict from an omen | ||||||||
auspicate | verbv | |||||||
verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen • commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck | ||||||||
betoken | verbv | |||||||
verb • be a signal for or a symptom of • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||
bode | verbv | |||||||
verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||
call | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course • a method of contacting a person by phone • a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition • a demand • the characteristic sound produced by a bird • a brief social visit • a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement • a demand for a show of hands in a card game • a request • an instruction that interrupts the program being executed • a visit in an official or professional capacity • (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee • the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date verb • assign a specified (usually proper) name to • ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone • utter a sudden loud cry • order, request, or command to come • pay a brief visit • call a meeting; invite or command to meet • read aloud to check for omissions or absentees • send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message • utter a characteristic note or cry • stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather • greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name • make a stop in a harbour • demand payment of (a loan) • make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands • give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance • indicate a decision in regard to • make a prediction about; tell in advance • present for redemption before maturation • challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense • declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee • lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal • order or request or give a command for • order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role • utter in a loud voice or announce • challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of • consider or regard as being • rouse somebody from sleep with a call | ||||||||
forebode | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a prediction about; tell in advance | ||||||||
foreshadow | verbv | |||||||
verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||
harbinger | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage | ||||||||
herald | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (formal) a person who announces important news • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage • praise vociferously • greet enthusiastically or joyfully | ||||||||
omen | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||