Foreboding
Foreboding noun - Something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event.
Usage example: used to think that if he saw a blackbird fly over his left shoulder it was a foreboding of harm
Forerunner and foreboding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forerunner" instead a noun "Foreboding".
Nearby Word: foreboded
Forerunner
Forerunner noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.
Usage example: the return of the swallows is traditionally regarded as a forerunner of spring
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Synonyms for Forerunner
Foreboding and forerunner are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreboding" instead a noun "Forerunner".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- premonition and foreboding
- premonition and forerunner
- prediction and foreboding
- prediction and forerunner
- signal and foreboding
- signal and forerunner
- sign and foreboding
- sign and forerunner
- indication and foreboding
- indication and forerunner
- omen and foreboding
- omen and forerunner
- foreshadowing and foreboding
- foreshadowing and forerunner
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