divined
Foresaw through intuition
Divined is the past tense of divine, meaning to discover something through intuition, insight, or supernatural means.
Originally tied to seeking knowledge through prophecy or omens, it now usually suggests perceiving what isn't obvious: She divined his true intentions from a single glance.
He divined where the treasure was buried.
Declared in advance
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
- foretoldPredicted future events
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- prophesiedPredicted through divine insight
presaged · augured · prognosticated · foreknown · envisioned · forewarned · forecast · portended
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- prophecyForetelling of future events
clairvoyance · vision · omen · portent · sibyl · shaman · medium · scryer
Found something previously unknown
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- discernedPerceived with effort
- perceivedBecame aware of
- detectedNoticed or found
ascertained · determined · deduced · inferred · gleaned · unearthed · found · learned
Instinctive immediate understanding
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- sixth senseExtrasensory perception ability
inner voice · sensing · discernment · inkling · feeling · perception · awareness · sensitivity
predicted
Declared in advance
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
- foretoldPredicted future events
- anticipatedExpected in advance
prophesied · presaged · augured · prognosticated · foreknown · envisioned · forewarned · forecast · portended · prefigured
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
prophecy · clairvoyance · vision · omen · portent · sibyl · shaman · medium · scryer · dowser
discovered
Found something previously unknown
detected · ascertained · determined · deduced · inferred · gleaned · unearthed · found · learned · realized
intuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
sixth sense · inner voice · sensing · discernment · inkling · feeling · perception · awareness · sensitivity · insight
divinedverified
Confirmed as accurate
confirmed · knew · ascertained · established · proved
- divine healingRestoration through holy power
- divine revelationsSacred truths from deity
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- divine glorySacred transcendent brilliance
- divine commandmentsLaws from a deity
- divine planDeity's intended course
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