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fortune-telling

NOUN
magic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fascination illusion wizardry
STRONG
alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism foreboding horoscopy incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prestidigitation prophecy rune soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo thaumaturgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft
WEAK
black art hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
reality
NOUN
precognition
Synonyms
STRONG
ESP acumen discernment extrasensory perception feeling foreknowledge foresight insight intuition omen penetration perception prediction premonition prophecy psyche telepathy
WEAK
second sight sixth sense
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance stupidity
NOUN
prediction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forecast forecasting guess indicator prognosis prophecy
STRONG
augury cast conjecture divination dope foresight foretelling horoscope hunch omen palmistry presage prevision prognostication soothsaying tip vaticination zodiac
WEAK
crystal gazing of event anticipation surmising
Antonyms
STRONG
proof reality truth
NOUN
prestidigitation
Synonyms
STRONG
abracadabra alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuration conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism fascination foreboding horoscopy illusion incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prophecy rune soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo thaumaturgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft wizardry
WEAK
black art hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
fact reality truth
NOUN
prognostication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forecasting prognosis prophecy
STRONG
augury cast conjecture divination dope forecast foresight foretelling guess horoscope hunch indicator omen outlook palmistry presage prevision projection soothsaying tip vaticination zodiac
WEAK
crystal gazing of event anticipation surmising
Antonyms
STRONG
proof reality truth
NOUN
thaumaturgy
Synonyms
STRONG
abracadabra alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuration conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism fascination foreboding horoscopy illusion incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prestidigitation prophecy rune soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo theurgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft witchery witching wizardry
WEAK
black art hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
fact reality truth
NOUN
theurgy
Synonyms
STRONG
abracadabra alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuration conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism fascination foreboding horoscopy illusion incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prestidigitation prophecy rune soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo thaumaturgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft witchery witching wizardry
WEAK
black art hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
fact reality truth

Example Sentences

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In Rye: Playing a boy named Josh in the movie “Big,” Tom Hanks consults Zoltar, a fortune-telling machine at Playland Amusement Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

"People struggling with trouble turn to fortune-telling and Yadaya, seeking the power and belief derived from it," said Linn Nhyo Taryar.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

For example, the Tarot deck, originally for competitive card games, later morphed into a tool for fortune-telling.

From National Geographic • Nov. 3, 2023

We’d played a fortune-telling game where each person wrote a question on one side and the beginning of a sentence on the other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2021

He debates whether to leave, unsure of proper fortune-telling etiquette.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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