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FORETELLS Synonyms

There are 34 synonyms of the word foretells. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word foretells. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for FORETELLS

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anticipates
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

augurs
verbv
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

divines
verb, nounv, n
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

forebodes
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

forecasts
nounn
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

foreshadows
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

forewarns
verbv
verb

• warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning

portends
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

predicts
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

prefigures
verbv
verb

• imagine or consider beforehand

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

presages
verbv
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

prophesies
verb, nounv, n
verb

• predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

• deliver a sermon

predict
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

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

Best Hypernyms For FORETELLS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for foretells, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
bespeak betoken guess hazard indicate point pretend signal tell venture anticipates envisages forecasts predicts presages prophesies

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