see coming

VERB

anticipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assume await count on forecast foresee prepare for see

STRONG

conjecture divine entertain figure foretell prognosticate prophesy suppose visualize wait

WEAK

bargain for be afraid count chickens cross the bridge foretaste have a hunch hope for jump the gun look for look forward to plan on prevision promise oneself see in the cards wait for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubt

WEAK

be amazed be surprised be unready

VERB

expect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

await forecast foresee hope predict suppose take think

STRONG

apprehend assume calculate conjecture contemplate divine envisage feel figure foreknow gather imagine look presume presuppose reckon sense surmise suspect trust understand

WEAK

bargain for bargain on be afraid count on hope for in the cards look ahead to look for look forward to wait for watch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelieve

STRONG

disregard know misunderstand neglect overlook

VERB

portend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augur bespeak foretell predict presage

STRONG

adumbrate betoken bode call forebode forecast foreshow forewarn harbinger herald hint omen prognosticate promise prophesy read threaten

WEAK

be in the cards crystal-ball foretoken have a hunch point to premonish warn of

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 make book psych out 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 make book point to 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 make book psych it out soothsay

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 make book psych it out soothsay

Example Sentences

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"That's a phenomenon I didn't see coming," said Jennie Hayes Kurtz of the country music band Brother and The Hayes.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

But there was another movement getting started around that same time—one that Bourne and Stroup did not see coming.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

If there are three fairly obvious ways that Mamdani’s ascent threatens the Jones-Axelrod axis of power and influence, that might have been the one they didn’t see coming.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

“Inventories have normalized to what we would normally see coming into peak season,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

She’s upset with the change she didn’t see coming.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

see coming

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