Foreboding and Harbinger

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".

How words are described

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