Synonyms & related words for foreboding

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of foreboding — including boding, presentiment, premonition, portentous, ominous, forewarning. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to foreboding

Explore words related to foreboding — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include forebodingly, ominousness, ominously, presager, portentousness, portends, eerie, premonish. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for foreboding

Common synonyms for foreboding include boding, presentiment, premonition, portentous, ominous, forewarning, portent, presage — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does foreboding come from?

The word foreboding breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root fore-, from Old English fore (“before, front”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.