foretelling

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noun

A prediction.

“foretellings of doom”

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foretalepredictionforecastingprognosticationdivinationsoothsayingfortune telling
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Meanings

nounforetelling (plural foretellings)

plural foretellings

  1. A prediction.

    foretellings of doom

    Synonyms: foretale

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of foretell
  2. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of foretel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA prediction.

Similar
foretale

More synonyms by meaning

nouna statement made about the future

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predictionforecastingprognostication
Broader
statement

nounthe art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

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divinationsoothsayingfortune telling
Broader
prophecyprognosticationvaticination
Also see
divinationforecastingforetalepredictionprognosticprognosticationsoothsayingweird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“foretelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foretelling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foretelling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foretelling.

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