Synonyms & related words for portent

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of portent — including presage, omen, prognostication, augury, foretoken, boding. 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 portent

Explore words related to portent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include portends, portending, presager, forebode, harbinger, portentous, foreshow, augural. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for portent

Common synonyms for portent include presage, omen, prognostication, augury, foretoken, boding, prognostic, foreshadow — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does portent come from?

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