Synonyms of divine

divine 1 of 3

adjective

də-ˈvīn 

1

as in wonderful

of the very best kind

how about a piece of the most divine apple pie I've ever tasted!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wonderful
• excellent
• lovely
• great
• beautiful
• awesome
• terrific
• fabulous
• superb
• fantastic
• marvellous
• stellar
• marvelous
• heavenly
• prime
• fine
• hot
• quality
• classic
• famous
• supernal
• sensational
• superior
• neat
• cool
• splendid
• superlative
• grand
• immense
• exceptional
• noble
• brave
• slick
• top
• first-class
• good
• righteous
• par excellence
• peachy
• choice
• topping
• unsurpassed
• first-rate
• cracking
• capital
• too much
• high-class
• banner
• out of this world
• prize
• groovy
• fab
• sterling
• radical
• mean
• swell
• top-shelf
• dynamite
• dandy
• top-notch
• frontline
• blue-ribbon
• number one
• boss
• nifty
• topflight
• first-string
• keen
• crackerjack
• wizard
• fantabulous
• bumper
• special
• out-of-sight
• blue-chip
• dope
• decent
• primo
• gone
• better
• A1
• gilt-edge
• No. 1
• bully
• peachy keen
• adequate
• tip-top
• top-of-the-line
• corking
• gangbuster
• satisfactory
• bang-up
• numero uno
• hype
• down
• prizewinning
• acceptable
• phat
• gilt-edged
• five-star
• bonny
• bonnie
• gangbusters
• classical
• traditional
• boffo
• okay
• brag
• A-OK
• four-star
• jim-dandy
• all right
• tolerable
• fancy
• passable
• OK
• premium
• high-grade
• standard
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• vile
• wretched
• pathetic
• atrocious
• rotten
• lousy
• inferior
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• execrable
• substandard
• low-grade
• mediocre
• second-class
• middling
• second-rate

2

as in heavenly

of, relating to, or being God

for these divine gifts let us be truly thankful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavenly
• holy
• sacred
• blessed
• eternal
• supernatural
• godlike
• blest
• godly
• supreme
• immortal
• everlasting
• omnipotent
• omniscient
• almighty
• all-powerful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• human
• natural
• mortal

divine

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noun

as in priest

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church

the great influence exerted by the Puritan divines in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priest
• preacher
• minister
• clerical
• reverend
• cleric
• bishop
• clergyman
• ecclesiastic
• deacon
• pastor
• father
• dominie
• chaplain
• prelate
• priestess
• clergyperson
• clerk
• pope
• archbishop
• missionary
• monk
• religious
• churchman
• diocesan
• abbot
• Holy Joe
• vicar
• padre
• parson
• shepherd
• deaconess
• curé
• presbyter
• dean
• abbé
• confessor
• curate
• rector
• evangelist
• monastic
• friar
• sky pilot
• revivalist
• monsignor
• mendicant
• clergywoman
• high priestess
• missioner
• archpriest
• high priest
• oblate
• missionizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• layman
• secular
• layperson
• lay reader
• lector

divine

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verb

as in to anticipate

to realize or know about beforehand

it was easy to divine his intention of asking his girlfriend to marry him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anticipate
• foresee
• predict
• fear
• prevision
• foreknow
• forefeel
• prophesy
• foretell
• presage
• perceive
• visualize
• forecast
• envision
• foreshadow
• prognosticate
• envisage
• dread
• alert
• prefigure
• foretoken
• caution
• augur
• discern
• forewarn
• apprehend
• preview
• descry

Synonym Chooser

How is the word divine different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of divine are anticipate, foreknow, and foresee. While all these words mean "to know beforehand," divine adds to foresee the suggestion of exceptional wisdom or discernment.

was able to divine Europe's rapid recovery from the war

When could anticipate be used to replace divine?

Although the words anticipate and divine have much in common, anticipate implies taking action about or responding emotionally to something before it happens.

the waiter anticipated our every need

When might foreknow be a better fit than divine?

The synonyms foreknow and divine are sometimes interchangeable, but foreknow usually implies supernatural assistance, as through revelation.

if only we could foreknow our own destinies

When can foresee be used instead of divine?

While the synonyms foresee and divine are close in meaning, foresee implies nothing about how the knowledge is derived and may apply to ordinary reasoning and experience.

economists should have foreseen the recession

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of divine

Adjective

While the look was divine on its own, Watts looked even better in the company of her matching canine co-star, Bing, who posed alongside her on the red carpet. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025

Tootsie Scooter — officially known as the divine Suzie Toot — has scooted her final toot on the RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 stage. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025

Noun

Within every person — each and every one of us made in God’s image — is the spark of the divine. —William McCarthy, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2025

Sufism, often regarded as the mystical dimension of Islam, emphasizes a personal connection with the divine. —Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025

Verb

The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river. —Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025

As this magazine arrives on newsstands, business and state leaders gather, once again, in a small town at the heart of Europe, to try to divine the future of globalization. —Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025