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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
STRONGEST
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
STRONG
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
STRONG
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
STRONG
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

He began to soothsay whether he should go or not.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Beyond forests, beyond mountains, lived in the Crimea a certain kind woman named Lala, who could soothsay.

From Project Gutenberg

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