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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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

Called VFlash, the method allows vision-language models (VLMs) to generate complete robot trajectories and other spatial predictions in a single pass, rather than producing coordinates one at a time.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
While some prediction market betting has been argued to have societal value — for instance, a company hedging against a costly change in government policy — Mitts notes betting on entertainment industry news isn’t really one of them.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of prediction

Verb

Reilly, while promising weekly endorsements, only rolled out a handful.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Anthropic’s biology research team used Claude throughout the investigation, from identifying promising proteins to reconstructing their molecular architecture.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of promising

Verb

Pollsters have been predicting some GOP losses and in late October, CBS News' polling suggested Republicans could be on track to lose control of the House.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Analysts warn that given the accelerating pace of technological disruption, ultra long maturities make predicting future operational stability and debt service capacity increasingly difficult, compounding risk evaluation challenges for investors.

— , CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of predicting

Noun

Some states have requested on-the-ground assistance from the CDC, including Pennsylvania, which received one person to help with data analysis and outbreak forecasting.

— Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
The information could also support drainage planning, insurance risk assessments, and weather forecasting models.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of forecasting

Noun

On the earnings growth front, while emerging markets on average are expected to deliver a 45% improvement, India's forecast is much slower at 11%, as per Bernstein.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
The brothers began studying the weather more precisely, noticing patterns in forecasts and how the weather actually plays out around us.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of forecast

Noun

The flip may have come as a shock for many, but Red, White & Royal Blue fans saw it as a prophecy coming to life.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
Progressives see centrists’ strategic competition frame as excessively hawkish and as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

— THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of prophecy

Noun

Three broadcasters also received security threats, in a possible sign the menace was spreading beyond the skies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
But with Great America’s latest corporate owner, Six Flags, struggling financially after its merger with Cedar Fair, there have been clear signs that the park probably was going to close sooner rather than later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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