DIVINING Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

divining 1 of 3

adjective

as in predicting

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divining

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noun

as in divination

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divining

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verb

present participle of divine

as in anticipating

to realize or know about beforehand it was easy to divine his intention of asking his girlfriend to marry him

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Recent Examples of divining

Noun

Practice divining with an obsidian mirror. — Sandra Cisneros, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Astronauts could, in principle, descend into the treacherously dark and cold craters to look for themselves, but most of this water divining will be conducting by robots. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026

Verb

But divining Gaudí's intentions has required detective work, because during the Spanish Civil War, anarchists protesting the Catholic Church set fire to parts of the structure, and smashed Gaudí's models into 8,000 pieces. — Seth Doane, CBS News, 7 June 2026 Don’t assume all assets are equal When divorcing spouses are deciding how to divvy up assets, a financial adviser can play a crucial role in divining what different assets are actually worth. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for divining

Adjective

Yes, he’s accompanied by a partner and, yes, there’s a bulky ring that can be used to manifest an assortment of wondrous and less-than-wondrous things.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
There is a mix of dead seriousness, dry sarcasm, and wondrous joy in equal measure.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of wondrous

Noun

Other common practices among Druids include the celebration of seasonal festivals, meditation, and divination.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
The competition series featured masters of shamanism, tarot, face and foot reading, saju and other divination disciplines competing in challenges that tested their abilities, using tools including fans, bells, dowsing rods and modern-day laptops.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of divination

Verb

In the finale, after anticipating John’s attempt to run away with the money, Lucky sends Cary’s laptop and the seed phrase to the FBI, leaving her father empty-handed.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
City officials decided in advance to move the meeting from its usual location at city offices to the Henry Ford Centennial Library, anticipating a crowd as the protest plans became known.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of anticipating

Noun

Demand planning capabilities on the Blue Yonder Platform utilize patented algorithms and advanced machine learning models to ensure that demand forecasting is not only highly accurate, but reliable.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
That is a forecasting problem, and attribution is most of the answer, because nothing can be forecast that cannot be seen by business unit.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of forecasting

Verb

Nate Davis does the honors again, foreseeing the winners of all 272 regular-season games to propose win-loss records for all 32 teams.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Nevertheless, Patel remains optimistic, foreseeing a future where human creativity and critical thinking combine with AI's potential for endless possibilities.

— Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of foreseeing

Noun

That is to say, it was preceded by soothsayings of unparalleled gloom, which faded at the first kick of a ball.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
This is the mix of soothsaying and realism that entrepreneurs like Musk deploy to raise money for their companies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of soothsaying

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