Synonyms for diviner
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Soothsayer — one who foretells the future
soothsayer, prophet, oracle, fortune-teller, see-er, foreteller, ariolater
2. Water diviner — one who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod
3. Sorcerer
sorcerer, conjurer, magician, necromancer, wizard, thaumaturgist
Definitions
- n. 1
One who foretells the future.
- n. 2
One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.
- n. 3
One who divines or conjectures.
Related words
- Word family
- divine
- Phrases
- water diviner
Forms
- Plural
- diviners → soothsayers, prophets, oracles, fortune-tellers…
Example sentences
- prophet Why didn't God teach his true prophet about germs?
- oracle The poem's title was "Oracle of Lovers".
- soothsayer The soothsayer warned Caesar to "beware the ides of March."
- sorcerer What's the difference between a wizard and a sorcerer?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| diviner | steady | |
| prophet | rising | |
| oracle | rising | |
| soothsayer | rising | |
| sorcerer | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- wizard2, oracle3, dowser
- 7 letters
- prophet2
- 8 letters
- magician3, sorcerer3, conjurer3
- 9 letters
- ariolater
- 10 letters
- soothsayer3, foreteller
- 11 letters
- necromancer4
- 13 letters
- thaumaturgist
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wizard2 = 2 syllables).