forebode
Predict something ominous
To forebode is to have a premonition of something bad, or to portend it: Dark clouds forebode a storm.
The word suggests ominous anticipation rather than neutral prediction.
A foreboding is a feeling that something harmful approaches: She couldn't shake the foreboding that the trip would end badly.
Declare future outcomes
- foretellPredict future events
- prophesyPredict through revelation
- prognosticateForetell future events
- presageIndicate beforehand
portend · foreshadow · divine · augur · herald · anticipate · forecast · promise
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- signMark conveying information
- presageIndicate beforehand
foreshadowing · warning sign · bad omen · ill omen · dark cloud · storm clouds · writing on the wall · red flag
Intense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
misgiving · disquiet · premonition · presentiment · sinking feeling · chill · shudder · intuition
Careful attention to risk
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- admonitionMild verbal correction
caveat · heads-up · notice · signal · clarion call · wake-up call · siren · beacon
predict
Declare future outcomes
- foretellPredict future events
- prophesyPredict through revelation
- prognosticateForetell future events
presage · portend · foreshadow · divine · augur · herald · anticipate · forecast · promise · signal
portent
Sign of future calamity
presage · foreshadowing · warning sign · bad omen · ill omen · dark cloud · storm clouds · writing on the wall · red flag · herald
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
anxiety · misgiving · disquiet · premonition · presentiment · sinking feeling · chill · shudder · intuition · gut feeling
caution
Careful attention to risk
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
admonition · caveat · heads-up · notice · signal · clarion call · wake-up call · siren · beacon · red alert
- foretellingpredict, prophesy, foretell, foresee, forecast
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying