fortune telling

A form of fortune-telling — The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.

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Meanings

nounfortune telling (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of fortune-telling.
verb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of fortune-telling.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
divinationforetellingsoothsaying
Broader
prophecyprognosticationvaticination
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divinationforetellingsoothsaying

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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fortune telling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortune%20telling

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“fortune telling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortune%20telling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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