soothsaying

noun

sooth·​say·​ing ˈsüth-ˌsā-iŋ 

1

: the act of foretelling events

2

: prediction, prophecy

soothsay

ˈsüth-ˌsā 

intransitive verb

Synonyms of soothsaying

• prediction
• forecasting
• predicting
• forecast
• prophecy

Examples of soothsaying in a Sentence

took the soothsayings published in the tabloids with a grain of salt

Recent Examples on the Web

This is the mix of soothsaying and realism that entrepreneurs like Musk deploy to raise money for their companies. — Literary Hub, 16 Apr. 2026

Yet another closed the gap between doomsday soothsaying, beautiful love songs, the buzzing of broken refrigerators, and the august majesty of whales. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025

As Pete says, juries almost literally live on another planet, being sequestered from the likes of us and our soothsaying. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2025

It’s told in flashback to Simba and Nala’s daughter, Kiara, by the soothsaying mandrill Rafiki, with the meerkat Timon and the warthog Pumbaa goofing on the sidelines. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024

Does Nashawaty, in his soothsaying capacity, even have the right decade? — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

For now, earthquakes remains the trickiest natural disaster to predict, but our earthquake soothsaying is improving, as geologists uncover the subtle secrets of the world-shaking movements along Earth’s many fault lines. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for soothsaying

• allaying
• arraying
• assaying
• betraying
• bricklaying
• buffeting
• conveying
• crocheting
• decaying
• defraying
• delaying
• dismaying