foretells
Sees what's coming
Foretells means predicts or prophesies future events.
A fortune teller foretells what lies ahead; an economist foretells recession.
The word carries a slightly formal or literary tone: The oracle foretold the king's downfall.
Signs or omens can also foretell: Dark clouds foretold the coming storm.
Predicts future conditions
- anticipatesExpects before it happens
- foreseesPerceives in advance
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
expects · presages · portends · prefigures · foreshadows · heralds · signals · indicates
One who foreshadows
- portentSign of future calamity
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- omenProphetic indicator
- signMark conveying information
warning · premonition · presage · forewarning · foreshadowing · foreboding · auspice · token
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- sibylAncient female prophet
clairvoyant · diviner · augur · tarot · astrology · tea-leaves · scrying · runes
forecasts
Predicts future conditions
- anticipatesExpects before it happens
- foreseesPerceives in advance
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
envisions · expects · presages · portends · prefigures · foreshadows · heralds · signals · indicates · warns
harbinger
One who foreshadows
sign · warning · premonition · presage · forewarning · foreshadowing · foreboding · auspice · token · indicator
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
sibyl · clairvoyant · diviner · augur · tarot · astrology · tea-leaves · scrying · runes · prognostication
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