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PORTENDS Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word portends. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word portends. (close relations)
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augurs
verbv
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

betokens
verbv
verb

• be a signal for or a symptom of

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

bodes
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

foreshadows
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

foretells
verbv
verb

• foreshadow or presage

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

heralds
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

predicts
verbv
verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

presages
verbv
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

prophesies
verb, nounv, n
verb

• predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

• deliver a sermon

signals
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• any incitement to action

• an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

adjective satellite

• notably out of the ordinary

verb

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• be a signal for or a symptom of

signifies
verbv
verb

• denote or connote

• convey or express a meaning

• make known with a word or signal

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

auspicate
verbv
verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

• commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck

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

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

foretell
verbv
verb

• foreshadow or presage

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• 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

Best Hypernyms For PORTENDS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for portends, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
bespeak betoken indicate point signal augurs betokens foreshadows foretells heralds predicts presages

Alternatives for AUGURS

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