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Definitions

soothsay

[sooth-sey] / ˈsuθˌseɪ /

VERB

augur

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

VERB

forecast

Synonyms

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anticipate augur calculate conclude determine estimate foresee foretell gauge portend

STRONG

adumbrate conjecture demonstrate divine figure gather infer plan predetermine presage prognosticate prophesy reason surmise telegraph

WEAK

call the turn dope out figure out in the cards see it coming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin doubt start

STRONG

misunderstand

VERB

foretell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate augur foreshadow portend prefigure presage prophesy signify

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adumbrate announce apprehend auspicate betoken bode call declare disclose divine divulge figure forebode forecast foreknow forewarn proclaim prognosticate read reveal tell

WEAK

call it call the shot crystal-ball crystal-ball it dope out figure out make book psych see something coming

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal estimate guess hide listen suppress withhold

VERB

predict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate call conclude crystal-ball envision forecast foresee think

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adumbrate augur conjecture croak figure forebode foretell gather guess infer judge omen portend presage presume prognosticate prophesy read suppose surmise telegraph vaticinate

WEAK

be afraid call it crystal-ball divine figure out forespeak have a hunch hazard a guess make book psych out see coming see handwriting on wall size up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

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calculate disbelieve measure misunderstand

VERB

presage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augur forebode foresee foreshadow foretell portend signify

STRONG

adumbrate announce betoken bode divine feel forecast foreshow foretoken forewarn harbinger herald intuit omen prognosticate promise prophesy sense vaticinate warn

WEAK

forerun point to preindicate

VERB

prognosticate

Synonyms

STRONG

adumbrate augur betoken divine forebode forecast foreshadow harbinger herald portend presage prophesy read vaticinate

WEAK

call it crystal-ball have a hunch make book point to see coming

VERB

prophesy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foretell portend presage

STRONG

adumbrate augur call divine forecast foresee forewarn predict prognosticate vaticinate

WEAK

call the turn crystal-ball have a hunch make book psych it out see coming

VERB

vaticinate

Synonyms

STRONG

adumbrate augur call divine forecast foresee foretell forewarn portend predict presage prognosticate

WEAK

call the turn crystal-ball have a hunch make book psych it out see coming

Example Sentences

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But, he added, the ability to soothsay where a young man is going to be five years from now requires the scout to dig even deeper.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2016

A regular monthly column, for example, is called "Haruspex," for the Roman soothsay ers who divined the future by poking through the entrails of sacrificial animals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bogun looked into the foaming water on the wheel as if he wished himself to soothsay.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

As soon as he was a little restored, Dontsovna came to him to soothsay; but she told him nothing good.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

V. predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate, divine, foretell, soothsay, augurate†, tell fortunes; cast a horoscope, cast a nativity; advise; forewarn &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

soothsay

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