Synonyms for omen
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Portent
portent, presage, augury, sign, harbinger, prognostic, herald, prophecy, warning, foreboding, indication, prediction, forewarning, signal, forerunner, precursor, token, auspice, foretoken, portender, foretelling, premonition
Other
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
The ghost's appearance was an ill omen.
- v. 1
To be an omen of.
Related words
- Word family
- omenic
Example sentences
- sign He was made to sign the contract against his will.
- presage A crow's cry at midnight was said to presage death in the village.
- augury Augury is divination based on the behavior of birds.
- hint Tom gets angry at the slightest hint of criticism.
- oracle The poem's title was "Oracle of Lovers".
By length
- 4 letters
- sign1, hint1, bode1
- 5 letters
- token2, augur2
- 6 letters
- signal2, herald2, oracle3, augury
- 7 letters
- warning2, predict2, portent2, presage2, portend2, auspice2, betoken
- 8 letters
- forecast2, prophecy3, foretell2, forebode2, foreshow
- 9 letters
- precursor3, harbinger3, prefigure, foretoken, portender, auspicate
- 10 letters
- indication4, prediction3, forerunner3, foreboding3, prognostic, foreshadow3
- 11 letters
- premonition4, forewarning3, foretelling3
- 13 letters
- foreshadowing4, prognosticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (token2 = 2 syllables).