Synonyms of divine

divine 1 of 3

adjective

də-ˈvīn 

1

as in wonderful

of the very best kind

how about a piece of the most divine apple pie I've ever tasted!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wonderful
• excellent
• lovely
• great
• beautiful
• awesome
• terrific
• fabulous
• superb
• fantastic
• marvellous
• stellar
• marvelous
• heavenly
• prime
• fine
• hot
• quality
• classic
• famous
• supernal
• sensational
• superior
• neat
• cool
• splendid
• superlative
• grand
• immense
• exceptional
• noble
• brave
• slick
• top
• first-class
• good
• righteous
• par excellence
• peachy
• choice
• topping
• unsurpassed
• first-rate
• cracking
• capital
• too much
• high-class
• banner
• out of this world
• prize
• groovy
• fab
• sterling
• radical
• mean
• swell
• top-shelf
• dynamite
• dandy
• top-notch
• frontline
• blue-ribbon
• number one
• boss
• nifty
• topflight
• first-string
• keen
• crackerjack
• wizard
• fantabulous
• bumper
• special
• out-of-sight
• blue-chip
• dope
• decent
• primo
• gone
• better
• A1
• gilt-edge
• No. 1
• bully
• peachy keen
• adequate
• tip-top
• top-of-the-line
• corking
• gangbuster
• satisfactory
• bang-up
• numero uno
• hype
• down
• prizewinning
• acceptable
• phat
• gilt-edged
• five-star
• bonny
• bonnie
• gangbusters
• classical
• traditional
• boffo
• okay
• brag
• A-OK
• four-star
• jim-dandy
• all right
• tolerable
• fancy
• passable
• OK
• premium
• high-grade
• standard
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• vile
• wretched
• pathetic
• atrocious
• rotten
• lousy
• inferior
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• execrable
• substandard
• low-grade
• mediocre
• second-class
• middling
• second-rate

2

as in heavenly

of, relating to, or being God

for these divine gifts let us be truly thankful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavenly
• holy
• sacred
• blessed
• eternal
• supernatural
• godlike
• blest
• godly
• supreme
• immortal
• everlasting
• omnipotent
• omniscient
• almighty
• all-powerful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• human
• natural
• mortal

divine

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noun

as in priest

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church

the great influence exerted by the Puritan divines in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priest
• preacher
• minister
• clerical
• reverend
• cleric
• bishop
• clergyman
• ecclesiastic
• deacon
• pastor
• father
• dominie
• chaplain
• prelate
• priestess
• clergyperson
• clerk
• pope
• archbishop
• missionary
• monk
• religious
• churchman
• diocesan
• abbot
• Holy Joe
• vicar
• padre
• parson
• shepherd
• deaconess
• curé
• presbyter
• dean
• abbé
• confessor
• curate
• rector
• evangelist
• monastic
• friar
• sky pilot
• revivalist
• monsignor
• mendicant
• clergywoman
• high priestess
• missioner
• archpriest
• high priest
• oblate
• missionizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• layman
• secular
• layperson
• lay reader
• lector

divine

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verb

as in to anticipate

to realize or know about beforehand

it was easy to divine his intention of asking his girlfriend to marry him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anticipate
• foresee
• predict
• fear
• prevision
• foreknow
• forefeel
• prophesy
• foretell
• presage
• perceive
• visualize
• forecast
• envision
• foreshadow
• prognosticate
• envisage
• dread
• alert
• prefigure
• foretoken
• caution
• augur
• discern
• forewarn
• apprehend
• preview
• descry

Synonym Chooser

How is the word divine different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of divine are anticipate, foreknow, and foresee. While all these words mean "to know beforehand," divine adds to foresee the suggestion of exceptional wisdom or discernment.

was able to divine Europe's rapid recovery from the war

When could anticipate be used to replace divine?

Although the words anticipate and divine have much in common, anticipate implies taking action about or responding emotionally to something before it happens.

the waiter anticipated our every need

When might foreknow be a better fit than divine?

The synonyms foreknow and divine are sometimes interchangeable, but foreknow usually implies supernatural assistance, as through revelation.

if only we could foreknow our own destinies

When can foresee be used instead of divine?

While the synonyms foresee and divine are close in meaning, foresee implies nothing about how the knowledge is derived and may apply to ordinary reasoning and experience.

economists should have foreseen the recession

Examples of divine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Sign Here The divine Whitney Houston took a moment to sign an autograph at the Oct. 19 Essence Awards at Radio City Music Hall. —John Russell, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024

Kamari thrills in her divine purpose as an actress and always handles the briefcases with ease on Deal or No Deal Island. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024

Noun

Senator Kennedy’s sacrifice and willingness to bear his soul and his sorrow to help the crowd in their shock and distress was one of those rare examples of a mere human reaching the heights of the divine. —Margaret Dwight, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024

Questions around the divine’s involvement in history, including how political leaders are chosen, rarely come with clear answers. —Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024

Verb

Goth Shakira is an Aquarian digital conjurer and Queen of Pentacles divining in Los Angeles. —Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024

My aunt taught me to divine a storm by the shifting color of Lake Montebello and the position of the leaves in the trees. —Brittany N. Williams, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024