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

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

There are foreboding close-ups on clock faces and their fast-changing digits. — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 June 2023