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as in heavenly
of, relating to, or being God for these divine gifts let us be truly thankful

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

divine

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noun

divine

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verb

Synonym Chooser

How is the word divine different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of divine are anticipate, foreknow, and foresee. While all these words mean "to know beforehand," divine adds to foresee the suggestion of exceptional wisdom or discernment.

was able to divine Europe's rapid recovery from the war

When could anticipate be used to replace divine?

Although the words anticipate and divine have much in common, anticipate implies taking action about or responding emotionally to something before it happens.

the waiter anticipated our every need

When might foreknow be a better fit than divine?

The synonyms foreknow and divine are sometimes interchangeable, but foreknow usually implies supernatural assistance, as through revelation.

if only we could foreknow our own destinies

When can foresee be used instead of divine?

While the synonyms foresee and divine are close in meaning, foresee implies nothing about how the knowledge is derived and may apply to ordinary reasoning and experience.

economists should have foreseen the recession

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of divine
Adjective
Stooges owner Debbie Self, 76, first opened the restaurant in 1983 and cited divine intervention for keeping her place and customers safe. Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025 Of course, Alexander Pope also suggested the follow up - to forgive divine. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
Pastor Turner’s Sunday (October 12) sermon centered on seeing the divine in the most improbable and unlikely relationships—a message that resonated amid the city’s tense atmosphere. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Their differences—skin color, hair texture, cultural practices, and religious beliefs—reflected the vast variety of the infinite divine. Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
It may have been divined by the cosmos that Indie-Reign picked up golf clubs. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025 However, there's a connection because the performer feels it was divined by a power greater than him. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for divine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divine
Adjective
  • The Christos honored their promise by gifting me with a wonderful collage in addition to my one-dollar paycheck.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That scene was so incredibly awkward… and wonderful.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Sold to Menemsha, studied in its craft, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The motions of the stars also exhibited a similar 24 hour period, as though the heavenly canopy rotated throughout the night.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His remarks come after reports that priests and pastoral workers have been unable to bring communion to those detained.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But Wolfgang Rothe — a priest and scholar of canon law — says this charge is often pitted at critics within the church.
    Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Will Woll’s return to the Leafs come earlier than the organization anticipated?
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Its official commissioning has been highly anticipated in China, where the country’s rapid military modernization, including the expansion of its navy, has been a deep source of national pride.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Thus far, Arsenal’s excellent form has relegated the injuries to a subplot.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The carbon nanofiber provides mechanical stability, abundant pore channels, and excellent electrolyte wettability, while the cobalt sites catalyze the adsorption and conversion of polysulfides.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • An irresistible, holy spectacle.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This came after director Ryan Coogler had asked her to work on his supernatural thriller, where Caton plays the son of a preacher.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Born in 1972, Heard, who identified as pansexual and polyamorous, served as a preacher prior to his career in adult content.
    Mikelle Street, Them., 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Mike Deising, a spokesperson for MISO, said that the non-profit grid operator foresees enough energy generation to meet demand for this year and next.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Since 2021, these companies have collaborated on research and development concerning sub-terahertz devices, foreseeing the dawn of the 6G era.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Divine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divine. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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