forebodings

noun

plural of foreboding
1
as in presentiments
a feeling that something bad will happen I have this strange foreboding that your ski vacation will not turn out well, so be extra careful

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2
as in portents
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event used to think that if he saw a blackbird fly over his left shoulder it was a foreboding of harm

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebodings
  1. premonitions
  2. portents
  3. feels
  4. predictions
  5. suspicions
  6. omens
  7. prognostications
  8. hints
Noun
  • Retroactively, they were interpreted as premonitions of the 1994 violence that saw many thousands of locals, primarily Tutsis, massacred at the hands of Hutu Génocidaires.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • Again, people have premonitions.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Definition of premonitions
Noun
  • Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • But there is reason for hope, because the season-one finale of Widow’s Bay is like a beacon in the dark, and all the signs and portents are lining up.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of portents
Noun
  • Friday was the third consecutive day in which South Florida was put under a heat advisory by the weather service for feels-like temperatures between 105 and 110.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Combine that with the high pressure overhead, and the feels-like temperature could climb to 110 degrees or more across inland Southern California by the weekend.
    — Sean Macaday July 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of feels
Noun
  • Representatives for larger agricultural interests say the state’s cost predictions for producers are severe underestimates.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Despite preseason predictions placing USC fourth in the Big Ten, this year's schedule is challenging, featuring games against Ohio State, Oregon and Indiana.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of predictions
Noun
  • The missing person’s report raised detectives’ suspicions and prompted an investigation that spanned eight months, Covelli said.
    — Barbara Vitello, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Any signs of enthusiasm for the meal created suspicions of cook-napping.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Definition of suspicions
Noun
  • There was a book in Sapphire’s den that ran a different set of numbers, the math of omens and outcomes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Long before scientists understood solar wind or magnetism, people associated auroras with spirits, omens, warriors, or celestial beings.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Definition of omens
Noun
  • Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • Not that these prognostications are wrong.
    — Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of prognostications
Noun
  • January 20 – February 18 A money conversation may need fewer hints and more numbers.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Alright, read on for some hints and clues for today’s Wordle, plus today’s Bonus Wordle.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of hints
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