Synonyms for auspicate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To foreshow; to foretoken.
Forms
- Past participle
- auspicated
e.g. auspicated → omened, predicted, forecasted, foreshadowed…
Example sentences
- forecast I wonder what’s the weather forecast for tomorrow.
- predict Tom actually believed he could predict the future.
- omen The cap cloud above Mt. Fuji is said to be a good omen.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| auspicate | steady | |
| forecast | falling | |
| predict | steady | |
| omen | rising | |
| foreshadow | steady | |
| inaugurate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- omen2, bode1
- 5 letters
- augur2
- 7 letters
- predict2, presage2, portend2, betoken
- 8 letters
- forecast2, foretell2, foreshow
- 9 letters
- prefigure
- 10 letters
- inaugurate4, foreshadow3
- 13 letters
- prognosticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).