Synonyms of forebode

forebode

verb

(ˌ)fȯr-ˈbōd 

variants also forbode

as in to promise

to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome

the dry summer doesn't forebode well for the harvest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promise
• bode
• augur
• predict
• bid fair
• presage
• foretell
• prognosticate
• warn
• forecast
• portend
• foresee
• betoken
• prophesy
• forewarn
• foreshadow
• anticipate
• indicate
• divine
• prefigure
• imply
• allude
• hint
• harbinger
• foreknow
• connote
• signify
• suggest
• intimate
• presignify
• insinuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forebode

Despite the seemingly sweet resolution to their storyline (and an ostensibly upbeat last line of dialogue), there’s a strange undercurrent to the Nagisa and Natsuo segment that suggests foreboding as much as potential happiness — a mysterious tension befitting the creator that Miyake is adapting. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025

With the third season of The White Lotus well underway—and its signature sense of foreboding steadily mounting—cast member Michelle Monaghan was in anything but ominous spirits last night at The Mark Hotel. — Laura Neilson, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025

Musically, buoyant dance-pop and explosive love-centric choruses took the place of Rated R’s penchant for foreboding rock ‘n’ roll. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024

But are these fantastical, often foreboding musical sequences just in Arthur’s head, or somehow a deeper connection between the two? — Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2024