Synonyms & related words for portending

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of portending. 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 portending

Explore words related to portending — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include presage, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, portends, augur, betoken, bode. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does portending come from?

The word portending 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.