Thesaurus results for FOREBODE

forebode

verb

(ˌ)fȯr-ˈbōd

variants also forbode

Definition of forebode next

as in to promise

to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome the dry summer doesn't forebode well for the harvest

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Recent Examples of forebode Too on-the-nose to be foreboding, such clips offer a window into Linda’s mindset, as do antagonistic sessions with her therapist (and co-worker), amusingly played by Conan O’Brien with a look of constant gastric discomfort on his face that suggests her concerns may be giving him ulcers. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 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 Despite the difficulty, in some cases the stakes are so high—as with North Korea and its nuclear weapons—that armies will have no choice but to take the fight to what is often a vast, foreboding underworld. —

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for forebode

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Sunday marked only the first chapter, and an early test for a young, promising head coach.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The 18 million acre-feet was likely an overestimation of how much water there was even a century ago, but today’s river provides even less than the total amounts promised to states in 1922.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026