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PORTEND Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word portend. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word portend. (close relations)
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foreshadow
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

presage
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a foreboding about what is about to happen

• a sign of something about to happen

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

augur
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

• predict from an omen

betoken
verbv
verb

• be a signal for or a symptom of

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

bode
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

foretell
verbv
verb

• foreshadow or presage

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

prognosticate
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

announce
verbv
verb

• make known; make an announcement

• announce publicly or officially

• give the names of

• foreshadow or presage

forebode
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

forewarn
verbv
verb

• warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning

herald
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (formal) a person who announces important news

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

verb

• foreshadow or presage

• praise vociferously

• greet enthusiastically or joyfully

indicate
verbv
verb

• be a signal for or a symptom of

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

• to state or express briefly

• give evidence of

• suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

prophecy
nounn
noun

• knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

• a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

signalize
verbv
verb

• provide with traffic signals

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• point out carefully and clearly

• make conspicuous or noteworthy

auspicate
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

• commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck

forecast
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

verb

• predict in advance

• judge to be probable

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

omen
nounn
noun

• a sign of something about to happen

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

predict
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

prefigure
verbv
verb

• imagine or consider beforehand

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Best Hypernyms For PORTEND

Here is a list of related hypernyms for portend, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
indicate signal announce augur bespeak betoken foreshadow foretell point presage signify

Alternatives for FORESHADOW

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