call the shot

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 crystal-ball crystal-ball it dope out figure out make book psych see something coming soothsay

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal estimate guess hide listen suppress withhold

Example Sentences

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call the shot

Then they fundamentally said, “All right, Patrick, call the shot in terms of where we’re going.”

From The Verge ● Mar. 1, 2022

“I knew you disapproved of it, but I had to call the shot as I saw it,” he said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2017