Synonyms for soothsayer
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Noun
1. Diviner
diviner, oracle, prophet, prognosticator, predictor, forecaster, foreteller
Definitions
- n. 1
One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.
Forms
- Plural
- soothsayers → diviners, oracles, prophets, prognosticators…
Example sentences
- prophet Why didn't God teach his true prophet about germs?
- oracle The poem's title was "Oracle of Lovers".
- diviner The Ying Yang diviner may not predict his own fate.
- augur That does not augur well for the rest of our dialogue.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| soothsayer | rising | |
| prophet | rising | |
| oracle | rising | |
| diviner | steady | |
| prognosticator | steady | |
| augur | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- augur2
- 6 letters
- oracle3
- 7 letters
- prophet2, diviner
- 9 letters
- predictor3, ariolater
- 10 letters
- forecaster3, foreteller
- 14 letters
- prognosticator
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (augur2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- devin
- Italiano
- indovino
- Español
- adivinador
- Deutsch
- Wahrsager