augured

VERB

predict; be an omen of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foreshadow foretell portend presage signify

STRONG

adumbrate bespeak bode forecast harbinger herald prognosticate promise prophesy read

WEAK

call it call the shots crystal-ball figure out have a hunch psych out soothsay

Example Sentences

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Neither period augured well for the near-term performance of equity markets, however.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

My behavior, my vital signs, my bloodwork, the fact that I was making urine: It all augured well.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

And their wedding only augured more good things to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

But the away goal augured well for the return.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

As the story goes, when he was done birds flew down and pecked away the outlines—a development that gave Alexander pause, until someone suggested that it augured well for the town’s prosperity.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro