Foreboding synonyms
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Something dreaded
Any of various Jewish and Christian pseudonymous writings (c. 200 b.c.-c. a.d. 300) depicting symbolically the ultimate destruction of evil and triumph of good
The definition of a presentiment is a feeling of foreboding or an intuitive feeling about something bad that will happen in the future.
(Archaic) Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.
The thing predicted or foretold
anticipation (related)
The definition of anticipation is the state of being happy and excited about something upcoming.
sign (related)
A posted notice bearing a designation, direction, or command:
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Like an oracle; wise, prophetic, mysterious, etc.
Serving as a warning.
warning (related)
Advice to be cautious:
Of or like an apocalypse
presentient
Not yet having achieved sentience.
Knowing beforehand, prescience, foresight, precognition
It can be seen through a hint, or shadow, of what will happen later in the story.
(Idiomatic) alternative form of writing on the wall A divine prediction or sentence to fate.
Prognostication; portent:
A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
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A feeling of impending evil
To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend; to presage; to foreshow.
To estimate or calculate in advance; predict or seek to predict (weather, business conditions, etc.)
To prefigure or foreshadow:
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To prophesy; foretell.
A large dark cloud charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a cumulonimbus cloud.
gathering clouds
storm-clouds
Vitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous:
A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.
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precautional
prenotification
Notification in advance
prewarning
The definition of anticipate is to complete a task before a deadline.
To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge:
To reveal by divine inspiration.
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To anticipate; to predict.
forebode (related)
forboding (related)
melancholy (related)
bleakness (related)
somber (related)
despondency (related)
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Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy
To say in advance (what one believes will happen); foretell (a future event or events)
(Comparable) Obscured.
Pertaining to divination.
That portends evil; ominous
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Of or like an oracle; prophetic
Anxiety can be a symptom of mental illness characterized by feelings of nervousness or distress without a noticeable cause.
(By extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
Keen perception or insight
The definition of a divination is the practice of telling of the future or a prophecy.
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The supposed ability to perceive events and information by means other than the physical senses.
A feeling of impending evil
(Rare) A prediction
presagement
The act or art of presaging; a foreboding.
Knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight.
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The art or practice of foretelling events.
The definition of adumbrate is to suggest beforehand or to vaguely foreshadow.
To be an omen (of); presage
Portend is defined as to be a warning or signal of.
To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.
presignify
To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
good-omen (antonym)
misgiving, bad omen
fortune (antonym)
Success, especially when at least partially resulting from luck:
The definition of a threat is a statement of an intent to harm or punish, or a something that presents an imminent danger or harm.
foresight (related)
The definition of foresight is the ability to see or plan for what will happen in the future.
prodromic
To declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee:
To foretell or predict.
To be an omen or warning of; foreshadow; presage
To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell.
wistfulness (related)
greyness (related)
A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
providence (antonym)
The careful governance and guidance of god (another deity, nature etc.). [from 14th c.]
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