Synonyms & related words for portend

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of portend — including presage, foreshadow, bode, betoken, augur, prognosticate. 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 portend

Explore words related to portend — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include foretell, prefigure, presager, auspicate, portent, augural, prefigurement, presignify. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for portend

Common synonyms for portend include presage, foreshadow, bode, betoken, augur, prognosticate, forebode, predict — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does portend come from?

The word portend breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -tend, from Latin tendo (“stretch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.