Synonyms for foretoken
- noun
- verb
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
sign, omen, augury, prognostic, presage, bode, foreboding, foreshadow, portent, auspice
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
- v. 1
To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
Forms
- Plural
- foretokens → signs, omens, auguries, prognostics…
- Past participle
- foretokened
e.g. foretokened → prognosticated, warned, portended, foresignified…
Example sentences
- sign He was made to sign the contract against his will.
- omen The cap cloud above Mt. Fuji is said to be a good omen.
- augury Augury is divination based on the behavior of birds.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| foretoken | falling | |
| sign | rising | |
| omen | rising | |
| prognostic | rising | |
| augury | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sign1, warn1, omen2, bode1
- 6 letters
- augury
- 7 letters
- portent2, presage2, portend2, auspice2
- 10 letters
- foreboding3, prognostic, foreshadow3
- 11 letters
- foresignify
- 13 letters
- prognosticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).