Dread
Dread noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.
Usage example: the dread felt by people awaiting bad news
Premonition and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Premonition" instead a noun "Dread".
Premonition
Premonition noun - A feeling that something bad will happen.
Usage example: she had a premonition that her cat would somehow get hurt that day
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Synonyms for Premonition
Dread and premonition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Premonition".
Nearby Word: premonitory
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- presentiment and dread
- presentiment and premonition
- concern and dread
- concern and premonition
- anxiety and dread
- anxiety and premonition
- fear and dread
- fear and premonition
- misgiving and dread
- misgiving and premonition
- worry and dread
- worry and premonition
- apprehension and dread
- apprehension and premonition
How words are described
| appropriate | appropriate dread | appropriate premonition |
| divine | divine dread | divine premonition |
| real | real dread | real premonition |
| bad | bad dread | bad premonition |
| Other adjectives: terrible, ominous, mysterious. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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But after feeling of dread that follows her through the night and hopping on a roller coaster, she receives a premonition that the ride is going to claim the lives of her and her friends.
Source: Film / Final Destination 3
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