Synonyms of foretold

foretold

verb

past tense of foretell

as in predicted

to tell of or describe beforehand

a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicted
• read
• prophesied
• anticipated
• presaged
• prognosticated
• forecast
• augured
• announced
• foresaw
• called
• warned
• promised
• forewarned
• vaticinated
• portended
• cautioned
• alerted
• boded
• divined
• proclaimed
• declared
• foreboded
• heralded
• foreknew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• described
• reported
• told
• related
• recounted
• recited
• narrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foretold

The prophecy of the film’s success was foretold when 70mm screening tickets for The Odyssey sold out quickly upon release one year before the movie was set to debut, according to The Los Angeles Times. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

The decision also foretold a cultural and political shift, which then executive editor Lacey Donohue — now a senior vp at Hulu — recognized immediately. — Frank Digiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026

The origin of its logo foretold the company's future role in creating many recognizable brands. — Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

But before Othership and Akari Sauna, the 1970 film Deep End foretold this trend in a much creepier and surrealist manner. — Air Mail, 28 Mar. 2026

Their four-volume distillation of all aspects of the Pittsburgh economy foretold the decline the region would face due to the shifting economic geography of the steel industry and Pittsburgh’s extreme lack of industrial diversification – things local leaders commonly saw as strengths. — Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026

Leading up to the release of the financial results, other figures foretold the company’s weak performance. — Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Mansion Languished Jen and Ben’s divorce was foretold, like so many divorces, when the couple listed their house. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025

In 1962, researchers examined the Church of the True Word, which had foretold a nuclear disaster. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025