PROPHESY Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word prophesy. (close relations)
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| anticipate | verbv | |||||
verb • regard something as probable or likely • act in advance of; deal with ahead of time • realize beforehand • make a prediction about; tell in advance • be excited or anxious about • be a forerunner of or occur earlier than | ||||||
| augur | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen • predict from an omen | ||||||
| divine | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders • terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God adjective satellite • emanating from God • resulting from divine providence • being or having the nature of a god • devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity • appropriate to or befitting a god • being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods verb • perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers • search by divining, as if with a rod | ||||||
| forecast | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop verb • predict in advance • judge to be probable • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| foresee | verbv | |||||
verb • realize beforehand • picture to oneself; imagine possible • act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | ||||||
| foreshadow | verbv | |||||
verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| foretell | verbv | |||||
verb • foreshadow or presage • make a prediction about; tell in advance • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| predict | verbv | |||||
verb • make a prediction about; tell in advance • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| presage | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a foreboding about what is about to happen • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| prognosticate | verbv | |||||
verb • make a prediction about; tell in advance • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| preach | verbv | |||||
verb • deliver a sermon • speak, plead, or argue in favor of | ||||||
| vaticinate | verbv | |||||
verb • predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration • foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy | ||||||
