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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Recent Examples of augur

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

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 In the film’s ferocious climax, Jim is shot but escapes with Selena and Hannah, and the story closes (28 days later) back in the countryside as a jet flies over and augurs their rescue. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 June 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

Definition of diviner

Verb

Its showrunner Katie Dippold won for writing, promising that from here on out no one could step into her home without seeing her Emmys award.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
These might still be in their infancy but promise a brand new tomorrow that will be drastically different from the present.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of promise

Verb

His point is that although LLMs, no less than chess engines and other specialist systems, are trained on a specific task—namely, predicting the next word in a text passage—that task is special.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Rather than trying to predict where mortgage rates will go, compare the rates and monthly payments available to you now.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of predict

Noun

Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
To Greenberg, Avery was a prophet, his work a precursor to his younger peers’ more radical experiments.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 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

Rock Hill should see highs of 89 on Saturday and Sunday, 91 on Monday, 83 on Tuesday, 77 on Wednesday and 78 on Thursday, NWS forecasters said.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026
In Arizona, forecasters issued a flash flood watch for much of the central and northern parts of that state.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of forecaster

Verb

There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The windowless hallways are narrow in the federal building that houses this immigration court, and the agents’ stocky bodies are foreboding in the tight corridors.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025

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