1. bode "Persons or things augur; persons only forebode or presage; things only betoken or portend." CRABB English Synonymes. We augur well for a voyage from past good fortune and a good start; Synonyms: augur, betoken, divine, foretell, predict, prognosticate, bode, forebode, portend, presage, prophesy Antonyms: assure, demonstrate, establish, make sure, settle, calculate, determine, insure, prove, warrant