presage

Signal what's coming

Presage means to foreshadow or warn of something to come, usually something ominous: Dark clouds presaged the coming storm, The economic indicators presaged a recession.

As a noun, a presage is an omen or portent—a sign that something is about to happen.

The word carries a literary, slightly archaic tone, suggesting fate or destiny rather than mere prediction.

omen

portent

Sign of future calamity

harbingerOne who foreshadows
auguryOmen interpretation practice
signMark conveying information

foretoken · foreshadowing · herald · boding · auspice · warning · indicator · signal · foreboding · prognostic

prophecy

oracle

Authoritative wisdom source

divinationForetelling through mystical means
soothsayingForetelling future events
prognosticationForetelling future events

seer · sibyl · prophet · revelation · fortune-telling · vision · clairvoyance · tarot · astrology · augur

premonition

foreboding

Fearful anticipation of harm

apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
hunchUnproven inner sense
intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding

gut feeling · sixth sense · inkling · foresight · presentiment · misgiving · unease · dread · anticipation · sense

prediction

prognosis

Predicted disease course

projectionSomething that extends outward
forewarningNotice of future trouble
extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds

estimation · conjecture · calculation · foreshadowing · indicator · precursor · bellwether · leading indicator · early warning · advance notice

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