PORTENT Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word portent. (close relations)
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| omen | nounn | |||||
noun • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| presage | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a foreboding about what is about to happen • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| prognostication | nounn | |||||
noun • a sign of something about to happen • a statement made about the future • knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) | ||||||
| augury | nounn | |||||
noun • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | ||||||
| forewarning | nounn | |||||
noun • an early warning about a future event | ||||||
| harbinger | nounn | |||||
noun • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage | ||||||
| prediction | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) • a statement made about the future | ||||||
| premonition | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of evil to come • an early warning about a future event | ||||||
| prophecy | nounn | |||||
noun • knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| warning | nounn | |||||
noun • a message informing of danger • cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) • notification of something, usually in advance adjective satellite • serving to warn | ||||||
| prodigy | nounn | |||||
noun • an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration • a sign of something about to happen • an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality | ||||||
| prognostic | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a sign of something about to happen adjective satellite • of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions | ||||||
