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

Xcel predicts the need for power will grow at the same time that its coal plants are being retired to make the transition to more renewable energy.

— Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The show follows a group of exiles led by mathematician Hari Seldon (Jared Harris), who predicts the fall of the world's ruling empire.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026