as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
several leading Wall Street seers have cautioned investors to prepare for a downturn in the economy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of seer
With one crack of an egg in a bowl of water, the seer sees two yolks.
—
Lincee Ray August 29, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Then again, not even the famed French astrologer and reputed seer of the 16th Century was all that, based on skepticism.
—Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The seer was Wernher von Braun, a German engineer and an inspiration for Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Machar has long regarded himself as destined for the presidency, citing a prophecy years ago by a seer from his ethnic group.
—Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for seer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seer
Noun
-
While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.—
-
That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Noun
-
King was a prophet and master of language, sent by God at a time in history when race relations were deeply fractured.—
-
There are chaotic military bases and open-air markets and mad prophets and scavengers and snipers and some people who’ve managed to establish some twisted sense of normalcy.—
Noun
-
The cold front will bring snow to western North Carolina, with peaks along the NC-Tennessee state line expecting to see around an inch, forecasters say.—
-
Forecasting is never foolproof, but since the pandemic, professional forecasters have been mostly on target, if a little pessimistic.—
Noun
-
Sherman has been the sibyl of such proliferating confusions, toying with representation’s integrity and the boundaries of identity for more than four decades.—
-
It was deemed a line straight to God — staggering, the voice of an enchantress, a sibyl, a siren.—
Noun
-
It’s developed a cult following well beyond Mendocino County, magnetizing beer aficionados with a power appropriate to its namesake, Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin.—
-
One reason medieval mystics resorted to apophatic language was to suggest the ineffable majesty of God, the God beyond God.—
Cite this Entry
“Seer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
