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
Harbinger and foreboding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harbinger" instead a noun "Foreboding".
Nearby Word: foreboded
Harbinger
Harbinger noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.
Usage example: her father's successful job interview was seen as a harbinger of better times to come
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Synonyms for Harbinger
Foreboding and harbinger are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreboding" instead a noun "Harbinger".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- premonition and foreboding
- premonition and harbinger
- prediction and foreboding
- prediction and harbinger
- forecast and foreboding
- forecast and harbinger
- signal and foreboding
- signal and harbinger
- sign and foreboding
- sign and harbinger
- indication and foreboding
- indication and harbinger
- omen and foreboding
- omen and harbinger
How words are described
| dark | dark foreboding | dark harbinger |
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