FORTUNE-TELLERS Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

fortune-tellers

noun

plural of fortune-teller

as in diviners

one who predicts future events or developments the carnival's fortune-teller should have predicted that I'd pass right by her

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Recent Examples of fortune-tellers This is where the city stages its daily open-air show — street artists sketching portraits, fortune-tellers shuffling cards and musicians playing for appreciative crowds. —

Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 Street artists and fortune-tellers set up here daily, creating a scene that feels spontaneous every time. —

Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Federal forecasters put the odds of a strong El Niño this winter at roughly two in three, and the odds of one matching or exceeding the record 2015 event at better than one in three.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, Fortune, 13 June 2026
One woman is dead and another is in critical condition after they were swept out to sea by a powerful tide in Santa Cruz this week amid hazardous ocean conditions that forecasters warn will continue across the California coastline this weekend, authorities said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

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“Fortune-tellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-tellers. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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