foretell

[fawr-tel, fohr-] / fɔrˈtɛl, foʊr- /

VERB

predict, warn

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 soothsay

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal estimate guess hide listen suppress withhold

Example Sentences

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Perhaps it’s bear markets that foretell better times.

From Barron's

A philosopher, historian, songbird of grief and prophet, Didion foretold the city’s future with startling accuracy.

From Los Angeles Times

As the journalist Robert Bryce foretold years ago: “Electric vehicles are the Next Big Thing, and they always will be.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It was just as the mother wolf had foretold.

From Literature

What follows is a chronicle of a death foretold.

From Los Angeles Times