Synonyms for foretelling
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Prediction
prediction, prophecy, presage, prognostication, forecasting, foreboding, prognostic, weird, foretale, omen, augury
2. Divination
Definitions
- n. 1
A prediction.
Forms
- Plural
- foretellings → predictions, prophecies, presages, prognostications…
Example sentences
- prediction I'm afraid your prediction was wide of the mark.
- prophecy "It's not my job" is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- presage A crow's cry at midnight was said to presage death in the village.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| foretelling | rising | |
| prediction | steady | |
| prophecy | rising | |
| presage | steady | |
| prognostication | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- omen2
- 5 letters
- weird1
- 6 letters
- augury
- 7 letters
- presage2
- 8 letters
- prophecy3, foretale
- 10 letters
- prediction3, divination4, foreboding3, prognostic
- 11 letters
- forecasting3, soothsaying
- 15 letters
- prognostication5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).