forefeeling
Sense of coming
A forefeeling is a premonition or intuitive sense of something before it happens—an emotional anticipation rather than a rational prediction: She had a forefeeling that the news would be bad.
The word is uncommon and literary, suggesting a vague awareness that precedes actual knowledge.
Belief about future outcomes
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- presentimentVague sense of future events
- foretasteAdvance indication
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
suspense · awaiting · prospect · imminence · excitement · eagerness · countdown · preparation
Unproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- impressionEffect on the mind
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
perception · awareness · sensitivity · discernment · subconscious · innate · premonition · sense
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- presentimentVague sense of future events
- foretasteAdvance indication
inkling · suspense · awaiting · prospect · imminence · excitement · eagerness · countdown · preparation · readiness
hunch
Unproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- impressionEffect on the mind
insight · perception · awareness · sensitivity · discernment · subconscious · innate · premonition · sense · vibe
portent
Sign of future calamity
sign · warning · foreshadowing · foretoken · herald · indicator · signal · auspice · prophecy · prognostication
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
misgiving · anxiety · worry · alarm · fear · pessimism · gloom · ominous · menace · chill
forefeelinghindsight
Recognition after the fact
afterthought · retrospection · looking back · reflection · memory
fore, feel, feeling, feelings, felt, feeler, feelers, feelingly