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auspice

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of auspice

1 auspices plural the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking

  • a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation
Synonyms of auspice

aegis (also egis), backing, patronage, sponsorship
Words Related to auspice

bankrolling, endowment, financing, funding, subsidy

encouragement, fosterage

aid, assistance, help

2 something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event

  • interpreted the teacher's smile as an auspice that he would get an A on his presentation
Synonyms of auspice

augury, boding, foreboding, foreshadowing, omen, portent, prefiguring, presage
Words Related to auspice

forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor

foretaste, hint, inkling, intimation, suggestion

forewarning

forecast, foretelling, prediction, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy)

badge, mark, note, token

divination
Phrases Synonymous with auspice

straw in the wind

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