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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“If I had a crystal ball I could tell you now what is going to happen,” Heimo Schirgi, the World Cup chief operating officer for FIFA, said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 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

If we hadn’t already predicted she was going to break it for Richard Gere’s financier, this bubbly moment was our crystal ball glimpse into their eventual happy ending.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

We shouldn’t expect financial advisers to have a crystal ball — or to deliver consistently outsize returns.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Presently the crystal ball was before her, on its own pedestal.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck