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Synonyms for boding

  • adjective

Most common

sinister ominous foreboding portentous ill-fated baleful

All synonyms

Adjective

foreboding, ominous, portentous, dire, sinister, ill-fated, baleful, disastrous, ill-starred, ill-boding, ill-omened, bodeful

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    foreboding, ominous, portending.

Example sentences

  • sinister Gustavo's tone and mannerisms were really sinister.
  • ominous The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
  • foreboding Despite her foreboding, Mary entered the cellar.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bodingsteady
sinisterrising
ominousrising
forebodingrising
portentoussteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
dire1
7 letters
ominous3, baleful2, bodeful
8 letters
sinister3
10 letters
disastrous3, foreboding3, portentous3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ominous3 = 3 syllables).