Synonyms of presages

presages 1 of 2

noun

plural of presage

1

as in feels

a feeling that something bad will happen

I had a nagging presage that the results of my medical tests would not be good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feels
• fears
• presentiments
• worries
• premonitions
• forebodings
• prognostications
• suspicions
• anxieties
• signs
• anticipations
• insights
• portents
• concerns
• intuitions
• omens
• auguries
• impressions
• apprehensions
• foreknowledges
• doubts
• perturbations
• agitations
• disquiets
• alarms
• misgivings
• dreads
• presciences
• foresights
• care

2

as in heralds

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

the sight of the first robin is always a welcome presage of spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

presages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of presage

as in predicts

to tell of or describe beforehand

people used to believe that a comet presaged a major event, such as the death of a king

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicts
• reads
• foretells
• anticipates
• augurs
• announces
• warns
• prophesies
• forecasts
• prognosticates
• calls
• portends
• foresees
• promises
• forebodes
• bodes
• forewarns
• vaticinates
• cautions
• alerts
• declares
• heralds
• proclaims
• foreknows
• divines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• describes
• relates
• tells
• reports
• recounts
• narrates
• recites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of presages

Noun

Sometimes, the departure of an underperforming executive or official presages improvements ahead. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

For Swain, the rise of directs presages nothing less than a revolution in the world’s financial markets. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025

Verb

The backlash to the Barbara decision presages another legal and cultural battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment and its role in the debate over who is recognized as an American citizen, observers say. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform. — Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026

An index of 50 is balanced and presages neither economic expansion nor contraction. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026

Polls show voters favor Democrats by a wide margin and Trump’s approval is hovering around 40%, an abysmal level that usually presages major losses for the sitting president’s party. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026

Fatigue that presages a heart attack doesn’t subside with rest and is disruptive to daily activities. — Nadine Avola, Flow Space, 19 Feb. 2026

The company is facing similar litigation in Nevada — and while the injunction is only temporary, and focuses on sports betting, the legal action presages the broader efforts by states to protect the lucrative revenue gambling brings in. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026

The tension between those companies and the state, which previously issued cease-and-desist letters to prediction markets, potentially presages a state-by-state conflict that plays out across the country. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2025

The question facing Federal Reserve policymakers, who will meet next week, is whether the employment numbers presages a broader slump. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025