hunch

[huhnch] / hʌntʃ /

NOUN

feeling, idea

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inkling instinct intuition premonition

STRONG

anticipation apprehension augury boding clue expectation foreboding forecast foreknowledge forewarning glimmer hint impression misgiving notion portent precognition presage prescience presentiment qualm suspicion thought

WEAK

auguration feeling in one's bones forewisdom funny feeling omination preapprehension preconceived notion prenotation prenotice presagement

Antonyms

STRONGEST

knowledge reason

STRONG

trust

WEAK

proof reality truth

VERB

cower, crouch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

huddle squat stoop

STRONG

arch bend bow curve hump lean tense

WEAK

draw in draw together scrooch down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straighten

WEAK

stand

Example Sentences

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It’s usually busy: people eating in the restaurant, playing pool in the back room, leaning over the jukebox, hunched over drinks.

From Literature

I hadn’t realized it, but the second I sat down, I hunched my shoulders and wrapped my arms around my stomach.

From Literature

Two girls in the dining room sat at a long table hunched over books.

From Literature

Muir cited this week’s price behavior in silver as justification for his hunch.

From MarketWatch

People lie on the sidewalk or stand hunched over and motionless.

From Los Angeles Times