premonitor
One who presages
A premonitor is something that gives advance warning—a forerunner or harbinger of what's to come.
The word is rare and literary, appearing mostly in formal or academic contexts: The economist identified several premonitors of the coming recession.
The adjective premonitory is more common: premonitory signs, premonitory dreams.
Notice of future trouble
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- signalMessage-conveying cue
notice · advisory · omen · harbinger · portent · foreshadowing · presage · indicator
One who envisions futures
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- augurOne who reads omens
sibyl · prognosticator · diviner · visionary · clairvoyant · harbinger · herald · forecaster
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentousOminously significant
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
dire · gloomy · grim · dark · eerie · omen · ill-boding · inauspicious
Unproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- presentimentVague sense of future events
suspicion · sense · feeling · impression · vibes · niggling · unease · misgiving
Belief about future outcomes
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
vigilance · readiness · preparation · trepidation · suspense · watchfulness · wariness · alertness
forewarning
Notice of future trouble
signal · notice · advisory · omen · harbinger · portent · foreshadowing · presage · indicator · beacon
seer
One who envisions futures
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
augur · sibyl · prognosticator · diviner · visionary · clairvoyant · harbinger · herald · forecaster · futurist
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentousOminously significant
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
sinister · dire · gloomy · grim · dark · eerie · omen · ill-boding · inauspicious · baleful
hunch
Unproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
presentiment · suspicion · sense · feeling · impression · vibes · niggling · unease · misgiving · apprehension
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
foresight · vigilance · readiness · preparation · trepidation · suspense · watchfulness · wariness · alertness · bracing
premonitorhistorian
Expert on past events
chronicler · archivist · recorder · documentarian · annalist
premonitorconcealer
Cosmetic for hiding flaws
suppressor · ambusher · deceiver · obfuscator · silencer
- dark premonition
- premonitory dreamsSleep visions foretelling events