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PROPHESY Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word prophesy. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word prophesy. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for PROPHESY

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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

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

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

foresee
verbv
verb

• realize beforehand

• picture to oneself; imagine possible

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

foreshadow
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

foretell
verbv
verb

• foreshadow or presage

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

predict
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• 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

prognosticate
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

preach
verbv
verb

• deliver a sermon

• speak, plead, or argue in favor of

vaticinate
verbv
verb

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

• foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy

Best Hypernyms For PROPHESY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for prophesy, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (19)
anticipate augury call divination forebode forecast foretell lecture oracle predict prediction premonition presage prognosticate prognostication promise soothsaying talk vaticination

Alternatives for ANTICIPATE

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