forboding (Meaning)
forboding
augur, predict, to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune), foretell, portend
Synonyms & Antonyms of forboding
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- gloomy
- unlucky
- funereal
- malignant
- unfavorable
- wretched
- disheartening
- drear
- hopeless
- unpropitious
- forlorn
- Cimmerian
- sunless
- sepulchral
- dreary
- cheerless
- miserable
- cold
- elegiacal
- malign
- tenebrous
- saturnine
- lugubrious
- lonesome
- elegiac
- glum
- disconsolate
- dismal
- morbid
- chill
- sombre
- comfortless
- unpromising
- godforsaken
- sullen
- discouraging
- dreich
- morose
- troubled
- plutonian
- dim
- cloudy
- evil
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No weak antonyms found.
forboding Sentence Examples
- The dark clouds gathering above cast an ominous foreboding over the peaceful countryside.
- The stranger's piercing gaze and curt words filled me with a sense of foreboding.
- The eerie silence of the abandoned house sent chills down my spine, evoking a palpable foreboding.
- The crackling radio filled the air with static, instilling a growing foreboding in the survivors.
- The storm was approaching with an implacable foreboding, shaking the ground beneath our feet.
- The foreboding signs were undeniable: the animals were restless, the wind howled mournfully, and the air grew thick with tension.
- The rumble of distant thunder filled the sky with a menacing foreboding, as if fate itself were conspiring against us.
- The painting depicted a ghostly figure in a desolate landscape, its expression radiating an unyielding foreboding.
- The flicker of the dying embers cast long, dancing shadows that seemed to whisper secrets of impending foreboding.
- With each step towards the uncharted territory, the weight of foreboding grew heavier, weighing down on my weary mind.
FAQs About the word forboding
augur, predict, to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune), foretell, portend
menacing, sinister,ominous, ill, unfortunate, dark, depressing, gray, doomy, darkening
unthreatening, encouraging, prosperous, promising, golden, bright, benign, hopeful,favorable, propitious
The dark clouds gathering above cast an ominous foreboding over the peaceful countryside.
The stranger's piercing gaze and curt words filled me with a sense of foreboding.
The eerie silence of the abandoned house sent chills down my spine, evoking a palpable foreboding.
The crackling radio filled the air with static, instilling a growing foreboding in the survivors.