Synonyms for
Foretold
Definition
to predict or prophesy something
Synonyms & similar words
prefigure
anticipate
predict
foreshadow
forebode
augur
auspicate
foretell
harbinger
announce
portend
betoken
herald
promise
prognosticate
forecast
annunciate
omen
presage
bode
call
prophesied
predicted
anticipated
forecasted
divined
presaged
augured
foresaw
envisioned
forewarned
prevised
boded
portended
announced
declared
revealed
disclosed
heralded
broadcasted
Example sentences
- The weatherman foretold a storm coming tonight.
- The oracle foretold of a great war that would soon break out.
- The prophecy foretold that a chosen one would come to save the kingdom.
- The psychic foretold that I would meet someone important within the year.
- The ancient text foretold of a catastrophic event that would change the course of history.
Quotes
'The future is never certain,' they say. But sometimes, the future is foretold, and that is when we must prepare. - A.D. Posey
'The best way to predict the future is to create it.' - Abraham Lincoln
The prophecy foretold of a hero who would save the world from darkness, but no one knew who that hero would be.