AUGURING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in prediction

a declaration that something will happen in the future it's a good thing that people don't remember the tabloid's augurings a year later, since very few come to pass

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auguring

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verb

present participle of augur

as in promising

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 predicting

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 auguring

Noun

In the distance, the dormant Volcán de Agua looms, a ring of wispy clouds around its peak auguring afternoon rain. — Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2021

Verb

Millar, however, noted that a gauge of wholesale costs rose at the fastest pace in more than three years, auguring a further rise in consumer prices. — Paul Davidson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Granda added that Polymarket is also spending considerably more on promotions to acquire new customers, and the prediction market industry has become effectively a two-horse race that will see a handful of other players fighting for scraps.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
The company also runs an offshore predictions platform, which was founded in 2020.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of prediction

Verb

The nano-container challenge The concept is promising, but sensitivity remains a major obstacle.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
And with skin cancer rates rising, Moderna and Merck have reported promising results for a new, highly personalized melanoma treatment.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of promising

Verb

Its relevance does not depend on predicting the price of ether or treating blockchain as a replacement for conventional finance.

— Karen Koehler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
With an identity graph in place, the next move is to turn the data into intelligence, predicting which audiences to talk to and when, on which channels, with which creative.

— Thomas Zawacki, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of predicting

Noun

Now, Lee’s forecasting that AI will unleash more radical changes inside the world’s companies than most CEOs expect — and this could reshape the competition between those two economies once again.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Emphasizing this approach could also lead to better forecasting, early warnings and planning that takes climate change into account to protect people in vulnerable regions around the world.

— Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of forecasting

Verb

Continue reading … -- POLITICS FISCAL PIVOT — GOP handed new lifeline on biggest pocketbook fight of midterms.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Ayer came on board the film after reading Cameron Alexander’s script, which provoked such a strong emotional response that the director couldn’t resist taking the material on.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of reading

Noun

The discount looks efficient, but a bad usage forecast can lock cash into idle capacity and discourage better architecture choices.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
At midseason in high school football, the Chaminade High passing duo of sophomore quarterback Jeremy Mellalieu and senior receiver Andrew Cordero has surpassed many of the players ranked higher in preseason forecasts.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of forecast

Noun

Effective altruism’s prophecy of AI risk could be self-fulfilling.

— Jason Willick, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2026
House of the Dragon, meanwhile, specified that the prophecy was about a Targaryen ruler who would unite Westeros against a coming darkness from the far north.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of prophecy

Noun

Venus in your daily-life zone connects awkwardly with Uranus in your sign, increasing your appetite for novelty, movement, or a different way of doing things.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The Moon in your sign trines Chiron in your creative 5th house, encouraging you to show a side of yourself that isn’t polished for approval.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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