Mary walked along the river with a foreboding that this was the last time she would walk anywhere as a free woman.
Source: tatoeba (4400699)
Foreboding
Synonyms for "foreboding" (264 found)
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concernedconcernmentdarkdenunciationdenunciatorydiredisquietdisquieteddisquietudedistressdisturbancedisturbeddoomfuldoubtdreaddrearyemotionemotional chargeemotional shadeempty threat
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evilevil-starredexperiencefatefulfearfear inspiringfear-inspiringfearfulfeelingfeeling toneforebodingnessforecastforecastingforefeelingforeknowingforeknowledgeforerunningforeseeabilityforeshadowingforeshowingforesightforetellingforetokenforewarningforewisdomfunny feelinggloomygrimguessworkgut reactionheartthrobhectoringhunchidle threatillill-bodingill-fatedill-omenedill-starredimminenceimminentimplied threatimpressionimprobabilityin a puckerin a stewinauspiciousinquietudeintimation
Adjective(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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intimidatingintimidationintuitionintuitive impressionloweringmalaisemenacemenacingminaciousminatorymisgivingnervousnervous strainnervous tensionnervousnessof evil portentomenominouson tenterhooksoveranxiety
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overanxiousoverapprehensivepassionperturbationperturbedpins and needlesplenty of noticeportendingportentpreapprehensionprecautionalprecautionaryprecautioningprecognitionprecursiveprecursorypredictionprefigurationprefigurementprefiguringpremonitionpremonitoryprenoticeprenotificationprenotionpresagepresagingpresciencepresentimentpreshowingpresignifyingprewarningprobabilityprodromalprodromicprofound senseprognosisprognosticprognosticationpromisepromise of harmprophecyprophesyingprospectuspuckerqualmqualmishnessreactionresponsesaber rattlingsensationsensesentimentsignsinistersolicitoussolicitudesombersombresoothsayspeculationstatistical predictionstewstrainstrainedsuspensesuspensefulsuspicionsword of damoclestensetensionterroristicterrorizingthreatthreateningthreateningnessthreatfulthreatfulnesstroubletroubledundercurrentuneasinessuneasyunfavorableunfortunateunluckyunpromisingunpropitiousunquietnessuntowardupsetvague feelingvague ideavaticinationvexationwarningzealzealous
Adjective(10 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
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2 entriesTranslations
51 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- поличба noun (evil omen)
- проко́ба noun (sense of evil to come)
Catalan
2 entries- presagi noun (sense of evil to come)
- pressentiment noun (sense of evil to come)
Czech
1 entries- zlá předtucha noun (sense of evil to come)
Dutch
1 entries- slecht voorgevoel noun (sense of evil to come)
Finnish
2 entries- paha aavistus noun (sense of evil to come)
- paha enne noun (evil omen)
French
2 entries- mauvais pressentiment noun (sense of evil to come)
- mauvais présage noun (sense of evil to come)
Georgian
4 entries- ცუდი წინათგრძნობა noun (sense of evil to come)
- ცუდის მომასწავებელი noun (sense of evil to come)
- ცუდის მომასწავებელი ნიშანი noun (sense of evil to come)
- წინათგრძნობა noun (sense of evil to come)
German
3 entries- Ahnung noun (sense of evil to come)
- Vorahnung noun (sense of evil to come)
- bange Ahnung noun (evil omen)
Italian
2 entries- brutto presentimento noun (sense of evil to come)
- malaugurio noun (evil omen)
Latin
1 entries- praesāgium noun (sense of evil to come)
Macedonian
4 entries- ко́ба noun (evil omen)
- пре́тчувство noun (sense of evil to come)
- про́коба noun (sense of evil to come)
- ја́нѕа noun (sense of evil to come)
Māori
4 entries- aituā noun (evil omen)
- aroākapa noun (evil omen)
- kōtua noun (evil omen)
- parangēki noun (sense of evil to come)
Occitan
3 entries- fumada noun (sense of evil to come)
- marrida pressentida noun (sense of evil to come)
- marrit pressentiment noun (sense of evil to come)
Portuguese
2 entries- mau agouro noun (evil omen)
- mau pressentimento noun (sense of evil to come)
Romanian
3 entries- piază noun (evil omen)
- presentiment rău noun (sense of evil to come)
- presimțire rea noun (sense of evil to come)
Russian
4 entries- дурно́е предчу́вствие noun (sense of evil to come)
- зна́мение noun (evil omen)
- плоха́я приме́та noun (evil omen)
- предве́стник беды́ noun (evil omen)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- predskazanje noun (evil omen)
- predznak zla noun (evil omen)
- zla slutnja noun (sense of evil to come)
Spanish
1 entries- mal presentimiento noun (sense of evil to come)
Turkish
4 entries- içine doğma noun (evil omen)
- kötü his noun (evil omen)
- malum olma noun (sense of evil to come)
- sezi noun (sense of evil to come)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Mary shrugged the sense of foreboding away.
Source: tatoeba (4400702)
Despite her foreboding, Mary entered the cellar.
Source: tatoeba (4400703)
I have a foreboding that something dangerous lies in store for us in that cave.
Source: tatoeba (4400705)
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