SOOTHSAYING Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈsüth-ˌsā-iŋ

Definition of soothsaying

as in prediction

a declaration that something will happen in the future took the soothsayings published in the tabloids with a grain of salt

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adjective

as in predicting

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Noun

That is to say, it was preceded by soothsayings of unparalleled gloom, which faded at the first kick of a ball. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 This is the mix of soothsaying and realism that entrepreneurs like Musk deploy to raise money for their companies. — Literary Hub, 16 Apr. 2026 Yet another closed the gap between doomsday soothsaying, beautiful love songs, the buzzing of broken refrigerators, and the august majesty of whales. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025 As Pete says, juries almost literally live on another planet, being sequestered from the likes of us and our soothsaying. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2025 It’s told in flashback to Simba and Nala’s daughter, Kiara, by the soothsaying mandrill Rafiki, with the meerkat Timon and the warthog Pumbaa goofing on the sidelines. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024 Does Nashawaty, in his soothsaying capacity, even have the right decade? — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 For now, earthquakes remains the trickiest natural disaster to predict, but our earthquake soothsaying is improving, as geologists uncover the subtle secrets of the world-shaking movements along Earth’s many fault lines. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothsaying

Noun

Rainfall predictions for this weekend for the southeast and windward sides of the Big Island were 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters), with as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) in isolated areas, Oswant said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Ossoff has climbed sharply in prediction markets since the spring, with his chances of capturing the Democratic nomination roughly tripling and moving him into the same conversation as Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez.

— Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of prediction

Noun

The future of payments will increasingly involve continuous processing with maximum visibility and forecasting potential.

— Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Organizations invest heavily in analytics environments that generate attractive visualizations and forecasting outputs, but those insights never become embedded into day-to-day operations.

— George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of forecasting

Adjective

Yes, he’s accompanied by a partner and, yes, there’s a bulky ring that can be used to manifest an assortment of wondrous and less-than-wondrous things.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
There is a mix of dead seriousness, dry sarcasm, and wondrous joy in equal measure.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of wondrous

Adjective

Building new housing on two islands in San Francisco, one of the hottest housing markets, involved an extraordinary saga.

— Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
As his abilities give him access to increasingly sophisticated criminal schemes and extraordinary wealth, he is drawn into a world of luxury, excess and organized cybercrime.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of extraordinary

Noun

Unsettled weather returns to the forecast Wednesday, with a chance of showers and storms.

— Rachael Jay, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
But banks including Barclays, ING, and Goldman Sachs forecast rates would stay unchanged at least through this year; traders are betting on an 80% likelihood of a hike over the next year.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of forecast

Adjective

The memoirs were a stupendous best-seller, 10,000 door-to-door canvassers selling 325,000 two-volume sets in 1886, earning the general’s widow and children as much as $15 million in today’s dollars.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
Success, no matter how stupendous, harbors within it the seed of potential failure if taken for granted and not built upon.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of stupendous

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