Harbinger

/ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/

Synonyms for "harbinger" (85 found)

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Noun(6 words)

forerunner herald precursor augur betiding betokening

ancestor announce announcer antecedent auguryavant gardeavant-garde bellwether buccinator

Verb(2 words)

announce annunciate

Strong matches (26)

buccinator novi temporisbushwhacker evangel evangelist explorer forebear forebears foregoer forerun forerunner foreshadower foreshow foretokenfront runnerfrontiersman fugleman gabrielgive noticegroundbreaker guide

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heraldherald angel

Noun(2 words)

canary forerunners

Verb(2 words)

foretell herald

Related words (42)

Noun(9 words)

heralds omen omens portentsportuguese ominosopredecessor sign usher warning

innovatorlead runnerleader messenger notify omen outrider pathfinder pioneer point portent preannounce precede precedent precursor predecessor preindicate premonitor presage presager

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proclaim prognosticate prophesyrun beforescout signstormy petreltoken trailblazer trailbreaker vanguard vaunt-courier voortrekker

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5 entries

indicant indication indicator sign tell

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4 entries

forerunner omen precursor predecessor

Collocations

6 entries

cultural harbingereconomic harbingerharbinger of changeharbinger of doommedical harbingerpolitical harbinger

Inflections

1 entries

harbingers

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The crowing of a cock is the harbinger of dawn.

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Those ideas were the harbinger of democracy.

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Tom is a harbinger of misfortune.

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The swallow is a harbinger of summer.

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