Synonyms of portents

portents

noun

plural of portent

1

as in omens

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event

a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• omens
• predictions
• forebodings
• hints
• auspices
• auguries
• heralds
• foreshadowings
• suggestions
• prophecies
• precursors
• harbingers
• presages
• forerunners
• intimations
• straws in the wind
• badges
• bodings
• forecasts
• prognostications
• foretastes
• inklings
• forewarnings
• tokens
• marks
• divinations
• notes

2

as in miracles

something extraordinary or surprising

a scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• miracles
• wonders
• marvels
• prodigies
• phenomena
• splendors
• beauties
• sensations
• spectacles
• flashes
• cautions
• sights
• apparitions
• curiosities
• appearances
• corkers
• dandies
• knockouts
• jim-dandies
• crackerjacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of portents

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

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

Hurley says there are already portents of future protests against SpaceX’s plan, sparked by its lofting just 10,000 Starlink satellites so far into low Earth orbit. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

By the end of 1857, no one knew the crack-up of the Union was coming in three years, or that the nation would be in a civil war in four, but the portents were bleak. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026

Black cats can be portents of bad luck. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025

As portents go, after a testing summer for Newcastle, this did not look altogether positive. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025

Advertisement Mamdani’s performance as mayor would be scrutinized for portents of the Democrats’ future. — Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025