Synonyms for premonitory
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Serving as a warning or premonition.
Example sentences
- ominous The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
- prophetic Tom has a prophetic level of paranoid intuition.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| premonitory | steady | |
| ominous | rising | |
| prophetic | rising | |
| portentous | steady | |
| precursory | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- ominous3
- 9 letters
- prophetic3
- 10 letters
- portentous3, precursory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ominous3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prémonitoire
- Italiano
- premonitore