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make book

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 psych see something coming soothsay
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 psych out see coming see handwriting on wall size up soothsay
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore
STRONG
calculate disbelieve measure misunderstand
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 point to see coming soothsay
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 psych it out see coming soothsay
VERB
speculate
Synonyms
STRONG
dare hazard play plunge venture
WEAK
margin up play the market pour money into spec stick neck out take a chance take a flier take a fling wildcat
Antonyms
WEAK
abstain ignore neglect
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 psych it out see coming soothsay

Example Sentences

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Pantheon and Schocken’s hire of Lisa Lucas in 2020 as president and publisher was seen as part of a larger push to make book publishing — and the books published — more inclusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Endearing teen love story is sure to make book fans happy.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2017

Whatever comes next, Jackson can at least make book on one thing.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2015

My granny taught me to make book covers.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2012

Rachel Deborah Shilsky could drive a car and pull a trailer behind it, but Ruth McBride Jordan had never touched a steering wheel before that day in 1973, and you can make book on it.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride