PRECOGNITION Synonyms
5 hypernyms for precognition. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PRECOGNITION
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| foreknowledge | noun n | |||||
noun • knowledge of an event before it occurs | ||||||
| clairvoyance | noun n | |||||
noun • apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses | ||||||
| augury | noun n | |||||
noun • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | ||||||
| divination | noun n | |||||
noun • successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration • the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | ||||||
| insight | noun n | |||||
noun • clear or deep perception of a situation • a feeling of understanding • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation • grasping the inner nature of things intuitively | ||||||
| intuition | noun n | |||||
noun • instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) • an impression that something might be the case | ||||||
| premonition | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of evil to come • an early warning about a future event | ||||||
| prescience | noun n | |||||
noun • the power to foresee the future | ||||||
| prophecy | noun n | |||||
noun • knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration | ||||||
| vision | noun n | |||||
noun • a vivid mental image • the ability to see; the visual faculty • the perceptual experience of seeing • the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses • a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance | ||||||
| anticipation | noun n | |||||
noun • an expectation • something expected (as on the basis of a norm) • the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) • anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | ||||||