crystal ball

NOUN

fortune teller's globe or ability

Synonyms

WEAK

clairvoyance divination envisagement forward look prediction prevenience

VERB

predict

Synonyms

STRONG

augur divine forecast foreknow foresee foretell portend predict prognosticate prophesy vaticinate

WEAK

anticipate conjecture

Example Sentences

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“Nobody really has a crystal ball about how this all pans out,” said Dana D’Auria, co-CIO at Envestnet Solutions, an advisory service for retail investors.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Well, unless you’ve got a reliable crystal ball, analyzing trends within economic datasets and models are the best bet.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

And while we don’t possess a crystal ball, we believe that the tourism decline of 2025 could well continue through 2026.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

But for at least some of our 2026 predictions, the crystal ball is crystal clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

He said sometimes it’s hard to plan for everything, unless you have a crystal ball and can see the future, and if I knew someone with a crystal ball, he would love to borrow it.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate