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portending

ADJECTIVE
impending
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approaching brewing imminent looming
STRONG
coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging threatening
WEAK
at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind looking to ominous on the horizon proximate see it coming waiting to
Antonyms
STRONG
gone past
WEAK
distant later never remote
ADJECTIVE
minatory
Synonyms
WEAK
aggressive alarming apocalyptic at hand baleful baneful black bullying cautionary close comminatory dangerous dire fateful forthcoming grim ill-boding imminent impendent impending inauspicious intimidatory looming loury lowering lowery minacious near overhanging portentous scowling sinister terrorizing ugly unlucky unpropitious unsafe upcoming warning
ADJECTIVE
monitory
Synonyms
WEAK
admonishing admonitory advisory hinting warning wise
ADJECTIVE
oracular
Synonyms
WEAK
Delphian ambiguous anticipating apocalyptic arcane auguring auspicious authoritative cabalistic clairvoyant cryptic discovering divining divulging dogmatic fatidic foreboding forecasting foretelling imperious interpretive mantic mysterious mystical obscure occult ominous peremptory portentous positive predicting presaging prescient proclaiming prognosticating prophesying sage secret sibylline significant soothsaying vague vatic venerable wise
ADJECTIVE
predictive
Synonyms
WEAK
anticipating auguring conjecturing divining foreboding foretelling guessing presaging prognostic prognosticative surmising
ADJECTIVE
prognostic
Synonyms
STRONG
foreboding foretelling guessing
WEAK
anticipating auguring conjecturing divining presaging prognosticative surmising
ADJECTIVE
prognosticative
Synonyms
WEAK
anticipating auguring conjecturing divining foreboding foretelling guessing presaging prognostic surmising
ADJECTIVE
threatening
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive alarming cautionary dangerous dire sinister ugly
STRONG
bullying close impending looming lowering near overhanging scowling terrorizing warning
WEAK
apocalyptic at hand baleful baneful comminatory fateful forthcoming grim ill-boding imminent impendent inauspicious intimidatory loury lowery minacious minatory portentous unlucky unpropitious unsafe upcoming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
good kind nice safe
STRONG
away distant far remote
WEAK
pleasant

Example Sentences

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Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

Looking back, the surprising darkness and dampening of Penn State’s win over Utah was a portending moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Wholesale food inflation has started to decline, portending possible relief for consumers in coming months.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

If we reject it the vivid colors will grow pale; it will be a baleful meteor, portending tempest and war.

From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Lossing, Benson John