Synonyms for bode
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Augur — to declare (something, such as a future event) before it occurs; to foretell, to predict; specifically, to…
augur, presage, foreshadow, portend, foretell, predict, omen, prophesy, promise, herald, betoken, forecast, prognosticate, forebode, prefigure, auspicate, anticipate, foretoken, foreshow dated
Noun
1. Foreshadowing — an indication, an omen, a sign
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To declare (something, such as a future event) before it occurs; to foretell, to predict; specifically, to predict (something undesirable); to forebode.
- n. 1
An indication, an omen, a sign.
Example sentences
- augur That does not augur well for the rest of our dialogue.
- presage A crow's cry at midnight was said to presage death in the village.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bode | rising | |
| augur | steady | |
| foreshadow | steady | |
| presage | steady | |
| portend | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- omen2
- 5 letters
- augur2
- 6 letters
- herald2, augury
- 7 letters
- promise2, predict2, presage2, portend2, betoken
- 8 letters
- forecast2, prophesy, foretell2, tarrying, forebode2, foreshow
- 9 letters
- prefigure, auspicate, foretoken
- 10 letters
- anticipate4, foreshadow3
- 13 letters
- foreshadowing4, prognosticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).