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clairvoyance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of clairvoyance

the power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses

  • people who claim to have clairvoyance are sometimes asked to help locate missing persons
Synonyms of clairvoyance

extrasensory perception, second sight, sixth sense
Words Related to clairvoyance

foreknowledge, foresight, prescience

precognition

telepathy

parapsychology

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