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foretelling

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Synonyms and Antonyms of foretelling

a declaration that something will happen in the future

the ludicrous foretellings of self-styled psychics at the end of each year

Synonyms of foretelling

auguring, augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, predicting, prediction, presaging, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy), soothsaying, vaticination

Words Related to foretelling

foreboding, harbinger, omen, portent, prevision, prospectus, sign

anticipation, foreknowledge

conjecture, guess, surmise

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