Foretell Synonyms and Antonyms

fôr-tĕl
To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. call
  2. predict
  3. prognosticate
  4. forecast
  5. project
  6. forebode
  7. anticipate
  8. promise
To give an indication of something in advance
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. portend
  2. augur
  3. foreshadow
  4. forecast
  5. prognosticate
  6. presage
  7. prefigure
  8. bode
  9. predict
  10. prophesy
  11. divine
  12. adumbrate
  13. forebode
  14. foretoken
  15. soothsay
  16. vaticinate
  17. betoken
  18. foresee
  19. announce in advance
  20. tell-fortunes
  21. anticipate
  22. cast a horoscope
  23. bespeak
  24. foreknow
  25. forerun
  26. figure
  27. announce
  28. forewarn
  29. auspicate
  30. predicate
  31. annunciate
  32. foreshow
  33. omen
  34. presignify
  35. read
  36. harbinger
  37. warn
  38. herald
Antonyms:
  1. record
  2. confirm
  3. recount
To tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. augur
  2. divine
  3. prophesy
  4. soothsay
  5. vaticinate

Words Related to Foretell

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. foresight
  2. show
  3. come-to-pass

Foretell Sentence Examples

  • They foretell glory and prosperity beyond those of all his predecessors.

  • His early career did not foretell his artistic interests.

  • She was famous for her shrewdness and prophetic gifts, which enabled her to foretell the future greatness of her husband and of Servius Tullius.

  • The gazer detected unknown criminals, or described remote events, or even professed to foretell things future.

  • They claimed to be able to foretell the future by watching the clouds, or by means of divining-rods made of yew.

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