What is another word for foretold?

Pronunciation: [fɔːtˈə͡ʊld] (IPA)

Foretold, which means predicted or prophesied, is a powerful word that implies knowing the future. Over time, several synonyms have emerged that capture varying degrees of this same meaning. Examples include "preordained," "foreordained," and "predestined," which emphasize the idea of a predetermined fate. Other synonyms for foretold include "foreshadowed," "predicted," and "anticipated," which imply a degree of uncertainty or impending doom. Finally, there is also the sense of "forecasted," which is an objective estimate of what is likely to happen based on data or evidence. Regardless of the synonym used, foretold remains one of the most enigmatic and powerful words in the English language.

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Usage examples for Foretold

He just recalls that Hallam had appreciated the Bride in her childhood: "O when her life was yet in bud, He too foretold the perfect rose."
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty
They foretold storms, located game and read the story of home entanglements.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
I am truly astonished at my want of presentiment which never foretold me by a sign from heaven or from earth that I should find you here.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse

Famous quotes with Foretold

  • I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold.
    George Linnaeus Banks
  • Loyalty of the law-making power to the executive power was one of the dangers the political fathers foretold.
    Garet Garrett
  • I shall give you hunger, and pain, and sleepless nights. Also beauty, and satisfactions known to few, and glimpses of the heavenly life. None of these you shall have continually, and of their coming and going you shall not be foretold.
    Howard Lindsay
  • Certain characteristic properties of elements can be foretold from their atomic weights.
    Dmitri Mendeleev
  • My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune.
    Maureen O'Hara

Related words: foretelling, prophesy, foreteller, prophecy

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