PORTEND Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word portend. (close relations)
Definition of PORTEND
Best Alternative Words for PORTEND
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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 |