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
  • The feels-like temperature was 103 degrees ahead of the match, prompting many men to go shirtless outside the gates and a few to dunk their heads in a reflecting pool by the main entrance.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • The area is expecting to see a high of 93 degrees on July 4 with a feels-like temperature close to 100.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of feels
Noun
  • Once this modification was included, the theoretical predictions closely matched the experimental data, providing a practical framework for estimating exciton binding energy from the dielectric environment.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • As always, Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi answer our most pressing questions and make predictions about the upcoming race.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of predictions
Noun
  • At least 60 Israelis have been indicted on charges of spying for Iran, but this appears to be the first time an American has been detained in Israel on similar suspicions.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The suspect was arrested in a joint operation by the Israel Police and Shin Bet Security Agency after suspicions were raised by international security officials, according to Ynetnews.
    — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 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
  • An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • And while the couple have yet to confirm their wedding plans, details and hints around their wedding ceremony have begun to emerge, sending Swifties into overdrive.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of hints
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