AUGUR Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈȯ-gər

Definition of augur

as in diviner

one who predicts future events or developments ancient Roman augurs who predicted the future by reading the flight of birds

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verb

as in to promise

to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school

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as in to predict

to tell of or describe beforehand the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me

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Noun

However, the lack of US presence and the diminished interest of private capital augurs negatively for the climate agenda. — semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025 Success for the both the Lamb of God and the Bear of Blow augur well for films not based on existing IP — even if both movies are technically (very technically) based on true events. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2025

Verb

OpenAI’s report seemed to augur the very sort of disaster that IT professionals have been warning about since last year, when Anthropic’s top models began demonstrating the ability to orchestrate and automate severe cyberattacks. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 Hence, Raymond James heralded a 400% explosion by 2031, and Stifel at the bottom of the range augured a 19% rise. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for augur

Recent Examples of Synonyms for augur

Noun

Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.

— Essence, Essence, 23 Nov. 2025

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Verb

For a six-month trial, the company promises that participants will not lose pay or jobs because of the trial.

— Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
While no service can promise to remove all your data from the internet, a data removal service can monitor and automate the process of removing your information from hundreds of sites continuously over a longer period.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of promise

Verb

Sullivan has evolved into the stardom predicted for him since his days kicking the ball around with his brothers inside and outside of his northeast Philadelphia home.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The playoff projections are based on a Monte Carlo simulation, a computation of random sampling used to predict outcomes, of the 2026 season.

— Loren Maxwell, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of predict

Noun

Also known as Umm Umara, the companion of prophet Muhammad took up arms at the Battle of Uhud.

— Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of prophet

Verb

This does not bode particularly well for Feyenoord, who finished a hefty 19 points behind 2025-26 Eredivisie champions PSV.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
This did not bode well with the Love Island USA fanbase and Miller and Pessoa took to social media to defend their stance.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 June 2026

Definition of bode

Noun

The Santa Ana winds and hot temperatures have exacerbated fire danger in Southern California and forecasters say gusts will likely strengthen.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
In particular, fire officials drew heat for failing to pre-deploy engines to Pacific Palisades, despite forecasters warning of extreme fire weather conditions.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of forecaster

Verb

Lowen must move into the Crawford family’s foreboding Vermont lake house to flirt with her husband sift through Verity’s notes and embody her voice.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026
Lowen heads up to the Crawford home in Vermont, which is a stunning, if not foreboding, contemporary house by Danish sculptor and designer Jens Quistgaard that’s pretty much hidden in woods.

— Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

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