FORETELLS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

foretells

verb

Definition of foretells next

present tense third-person singular of foretell

as in predicts

to tell of or describe beforehand a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events

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Recent Examples of foretells From the Russian perspective, all of this lines up with Europe’s history and foretells its destiny. —

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026 The evidence foretells what’s in store for the future. —

Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025 Tarot foretells the news that is manifesting and provides a warning. —

Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025 For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go. —

Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 No scripture foretells GPUs, gradient descent, or multimodal transformers. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretells

predicts

Verb

Finally, Santos predicts ground covers will have a moment in 2026 as gardeners rethink lawns and seek lower-maintenance alternatives.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Bettenhausen predicts that 2026 will be a contraction year for homebuilder revenues, with unit declines also impacting some names.

— Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026