bode
Hint at fate
Bode means to be an omen or sign of something to come, nearly always appearing with well or ill: This doesn't bode well for our chances.
The word suggests foreboding—a sense that future events can be read in present circumstances.
Something that bodes ill portends trouble; something that bodes well suggests favorable outcomes ahead.
Indicate future events
- presageIndicate beforehand
- augurOne who reads omens
- foreshadowIndicate future events
- foretellPredict future events
prophesy · prognosticate · harbinger · omen · oracle · seer · soothsayer · augury
Indicating future success
- promisingShowing signs of success
- favorableInclined toward approval
- propitiousFavorable for success
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
encouraging · optimistic · fortunate · bright · rosy · heartening · beneficial · advantageous
Mark conveying information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- indicatorSign revealing status
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- forerunnerOne that comes before
precursor · warning · foreshadowing · intimation · hint · suggestion · token · symptom
Suggesting something bad approaches
- illIn poor health
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
menacing · threatening · inauspicious · bleak · dark · unfavorable · unpropitious · dismal
portend
Indicate future events
- presageIndicate beforehand
- augurOne who reads omens
- foreshadowIndicate future events
foretell · prophesy · prognosticate · harbinger · omen · oracle · seer · soothsayer · augury · divination
auspicious
Indicating future success
- promisingShowing signs of success
- favorableInclined toward approval
- propitiousFavorable for success
hopeful · encouraging · optimistic · fortunate · bright · rosy · heartening · beneficial · advantageous · prosperous
sign
Mark conveying information
forerunner · precursor · warning · foreshadowing · intimation · hint · suggestion · token · symptom · bellwether
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
sinister · menacing · threatening · inauspicious · bleak · dark · unfavorable · unpropitious · dismal · portentous