Synonyms of boded

boded

verb

past tense of bode

as in promised

to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome

her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promised
• foreboded
• augured
• predicted
• bade fair
• presaged
• foretold
• warned
• prophesied
• prognosticated
• portended
• betokened
• forecast
• forewarned
• foresaw
• anticipated
• divined
• foreshadowed
• indicated
• implied
• hinted
• alluded
• prefigured
• foreknew
• connoted
• intimated
• signified
• harbingered
• suggested
• presignified
• insinuated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boded

But Graham does fit an archetype of front-office construction that has boded well for other organizations, particularly in his willingness to invest in a more modern approach to roster building. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

That boded well for a 2008 conversation at Seiller's home. — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026

Last year’s first-round pick, defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and second-round pick, guard Jonah Savaiinaea, along with a slew of late-round finds, can get a full offseason of development, which boded well for Paul going into his second season. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026

The credit analyst said August retail sales boded well for the remainder of the bts period, which typicall runs through the end of September. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025