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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

“The levels of audience that we see coming into the NBA and basketball overall are increasing over time,” Arroyo said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

The Bruins stranded five runners against Canady — three in the second inning and two more in the seventh — and fell victim to a steal of home they didn’t see coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2025

On the sidewalk I’ll feel her girlish walk take over, and die movement brings back a kind of emotion, a desolate and gossipy sympathy for the girls I see coming home from school.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides