Thesaurus results for OMEN

omen

noun

ˈō-mən

as in portent

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event some people still believe that a black cat crossing your path is a bad omen

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Recent Examples of omen Week 1 of the 2025 season should have been taken as an omen of what’s to come. —

Miami Herald, 14 May 2026 Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned yesterday that gas prices could stay above $3 per gallon until next year, a bad omen for consumers already feeling the pinch of higher costs. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 Democrats who focused on household energy costs swept key elections in New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia late last year, a grim omen for incumbent Republicans trying to hold on to a razor-thin margin in the US House of Representatives. —

Josh Saul, Bloomberg, 13 Apr. 2026 Perhaps someday the sound of horseshoes to pavement will serve as some kind of omen to the city’s future residents. —

Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for omen

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Noun

In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.

— Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
That Mann and his daughter, at a posh Frankfurt hotel party, glimpse so many remnants of the Nazi era — including Erika’s ex-husband, who collaborated with the regime — is another portent of darkness.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026