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Synonyms for augur

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

predict omen bode presage

All synonyms

Verb

bode, predict, presage, omen, portend, foretell, foreshadow, prophesy, indicate, threaten, forecast, divine, call, prognosticate, betoken, prefigure, forebode, vaticinate formal, presignify, auspicate, foresee, foreshow dated

Noun

soothsayer, prophet, auspex, augurer

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.

    Every circumstance augured success.

  2. n. 1

    A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

Forms

Plural
augurs → soothsayers, prophets, auspices, augurers…
Past participle
augured
e.g. augured → boded, predicted, presaged, omened…

Choose the right word

Augur or Presage?

We augur well for a voyage from past good fortune and a good start; we presage success from the stanchness of the ship and the skill of the captain.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • predict Tom actually believed he could predict the future.
  • omen The cap cloud above Mt. Fuji is said to be a good omen.
  • bode The sound of a trumpet will bode the end of the world.
  • presage A crow's cry at midnight was said to presage death in the village.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
augursteady
predictsteady
omenrising
boderising
presagesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
call1, omen2, bode1
6 letters
divine2, auspex
7 letters
predict2, prophet2, foresee2, presage2, portend2, betoken, augurer
8 letters
indicate3, forecast2, threaten2, prophesy, foretell2, forebode2, foreshow
9 letters
prefigure, auspicate
10 letters
foreshadow3, soothsayer3, vaticinate, presignify
13 letters
prognosticate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).