HARBINGER Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word harbinger. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| forerunner | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone • anything that precedes something similar in time | ||||||
| precursor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||
| sign | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) • a public display of a message • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message • structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted • (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided • (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease • having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come • a gesture that is part of a sign language • a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified • a character indicating a relation between quantities adjective satellite • used of the language of the deaf verb • mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) • approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation • be engaged by a written agreement • engage by written agreement • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs • place signs, as along a road • communicate in sign language • make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate | ||||||
| signal | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message • any incitement to action • an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes adjective satellite • notably out of the ordinary verb • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs • be a signal for or a symptom of | ||||||
| messenger | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who carries a message | ||||||
| herald | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (formal) a person who announces important news • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage • praise vociferously • greet enthusiastically or joyfully | ||||||
| announce | verbv | |||||
verb • make known; make an announcement • announce publicly or officially • give the names of • foreshadow or presage | ||||||
| annunciate | verbv | |||||
verb • foreshadow or presage | ||||||
| foretell | verbv | |||||
verb • foreshadow or presage • make a prediction about; tell in advance • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| forewarning | nounn | |||||
noun • an early warning about a future event | ||||||
| omen | nounn | |||||
noun • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| predecessor | nounn | |||||
noun • one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||
| premonition | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of evil to come • an early warning about a future event | ||||||
| prophet | nounn | |||||
noun • an authoritative person who divines the future • someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God | ||||||
