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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

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On Wednesday, a coalition of student unions met with lawmakers and demanded an independent investigation into the police violence, portending further protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

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

From BBC • May 29, 2025

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

The war of 1859, portending danger to the temporal power, disclosed divided counsels.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

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