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

Read below for a list of the match card, a preview and predictions for how All In will shake out.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Code executed during that interruption altered the prediction machinery before the processor could use it.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of prediction

Noun

Sportsfile via Getty Images There is also a broader forecasting problem.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In a post on the NWS website, the forecasting office said the jet stream will remain in the northern half of the country through at least the first week of September.

— Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of forecasting

Adjective

Intelligent and responsibly reported, but still wondrous and full of possibility.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
Clock hands circle predictably and calendar pages turn on schedule, but internally, within our bodies, minds and hearts, time is a whole different thing — discontinuous, wondrous, searing.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of wondrous

Adjective

One of the most extraordinary musical experiences of my life was recording with her.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Harald’s death was officially announced at an extraordinary Council of State meeting at Norway’s Royal Palace on Friday, as the full title of the new King was formally presented.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of extraordinary

Noun

At the same time, market forecasts expect adjusted EPS growth for the following fiscal quarter ending in August to moderate to 725%.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Nobody should mistake this for a forecast, and the voters themselves would be the first to tell you as well (except for one, anyway).

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 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

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