Thesaurus results for SOOTHSAYERS

soothsayers

noun

plural of soothsayer

as in diviners

one who predicts future events or developments a soothsayer predicted that I would meet the man of my dreams online, assuming of course that I became a subscriber to the Web site's dating service

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Recent Examples of soothsayers If nothing else, Kidman should rally the rest of her Big Little Lies castmates as a roving band of blonde soothsayers and harbingers of eternal sleep. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds. —

Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Like all prophets, The Storyteller arrives at an auspicious moment in human history.

— Bruce Stockler, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.

— Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026