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
Precursor and foreboding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precursor" instead a noun "Foreboding".
Nearby Word: foreboded
Precursor
Precursor noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.
Usage example: 18th-century lyric poets like Robert Burns were precursors of the Romantics
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Synonyms for Precursor
Foreboding and precursor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreboding" instead a noun "Precursor".
Nearby Word: precursory
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Related pairs
- signal and foreboding
- signal and precursor
- sign and foreboding
- sign and precursor
- indication and foreboding
- indication and precursor
- omen and foreboding
- omen and precursor
- foreshadowing and foreboding
- foreshadowing and precursor
- portent and foreboding
- portent and precursor
- presage and foreboding
- presage and precursor
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