soothsaid
Predicted the future
Soothsaid is the past tense of soothsay, meaning to predict or prophesy.
The word is rare and literary, appearing mainly in historical or fantasy contexts: The oracle soothsaid that the kingdom would fall.
Most writers prefer "prophesied" or "foretold."
Predicted future events
- prophesiedPredicted through divine insight
- predictedDeclared in advance
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- prognosticatedForesaw and declared likely
presaged · portended · foreshadowed · augured · divined · forewarned · foreboded · prefigured
Divinely inspired messenger
- seerOne who envisions futures
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- sibylAncient female prophet
- augurOne who reads omens
diviner · clairvoyant · prognosticator · fortuneteller · psychic · medium · shaman · visionary
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- scryingVisionary surface-gazing
- tarotDivination card set
astrology · palmistry · numerology · runes · geomancy · dowsing · bibliomancy · pyromancy
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- presageIndicate beforehand
- signMark conveying information
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
warning · foreshadowing · auspice · prodigy · token · foretoken · intimation · forewarning
foretold
Predicted future events
- prophesiedPredicted through divine insight
- predictedDeclared in advance
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
prognosticated · presaged · portended · foreshadowed · augured · divined · forewarned · foreboded · prefigured · adumbrated
prophet
Divinely inspired messenger
augur · diviner · clairvoyant · prognosticator · fortuneteller · psychic · medium · shaman · visionary · pythia
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
tarot · astrology · palmistry · numerology · runes · geomancy · dowsing · bibliomancy · pyromancy · hydromancy
portent
Sign of future calamity
premonition · warning · foreshadowing · auspice · prodigy · token · foretoken · intimation · forewarning · handwriting on the wall
pythia
High-energy physics simulator
delphic · tripod · sanctuary · temple · sacred grove · entranced · ecstatic · utterance · consultation · petitioner
soothsaidreported
Communicated formally
chronicled · recorded · documented · recounted · historicized
soothsaidverified
Confirmed as accurate
confirmed · proved · established · demonstrated · evidenced
soothsaidquestioned
Asked for information
doubted · denied · disputed · disbelieved · challenged