Synonyms & related words for portends

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Words related to portends

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

Where does portends come from?

The word portends 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.