Definitions

soothsay

[sooth-sey] / ˈsuθˌseɪ /

VERB

augur

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foreshadow foretell portend presage signify

STRONG

adumbrate bespeak bode forecast harbinger herald prognosticate promise prophesy read

WEAK

call it call the shots crystal-ball figure out have a hunch psych out

VERB

forecast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate augur calculate conclude determine estimate foresee foretell gauge portend

STRONG

adumbrate conjecture demonstrate divine figure gather infer plan predetermine presage prognosticate prophesy reason surmise telegraph

WEAK

call the turn dope out figure out in the cards see it coming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin doubt start

STRONG

misunderstand

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 make book psych see something coming

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 make book psych out see coming see handwriting on wall size up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

STRONG

calculate disbelieve measure misunderstand

VERB

presage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augur forebode foresee foreshadow foretell portend signify

STRONG

adumbrate announce betoken bode divine feel forecast foreshow foretoken forewarn harbinger herald intuit omen prognosticate promise prophesy sense vaticinate warn

WEAK

forerun point to preindicate

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 see coming

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 see coming

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 see coming

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However, trainer Richard Mandella, seemed to hint Soothsay would not be going on to the Kentucky Oaks, the biggest race for 3-year-old fillies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2021

It was a competitive race at the top of the stretch and until the final sixteenth when Soothsay pulled ahead to win by half a length.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2021

Go you wilde Bedfellow, you cannot Soothsay Char.

From Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare, William

soothsay

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