Thesaurus / presentiment
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He did not take his new work seriously, although he had no presentiment of his future destiny.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKY
Then, with a swift, nervous presentiment, he turned quickly around towards the man who had been standing in the shadows.
THE DOUBLE FOURE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
He was running and making much noise, and I had a presentiment that something very evil had happened.
A VIRGINIA SCOUTHUGH PENDEXTER
Whence comes this species of secret presentiment which is never wrong in its appreciation?
THE BORDER RIFLESGUSTAVE AIMARD
Even I had no presentiment,' added Anna with a bitter smile, as though reproaching herself for it.
DREAM TALES AND PROSE POEMSIVAN TURGENEV
At first, it was only a vague presentiment, growing stronger as he followed the dry gully down to the valley below.
HUNTER PATROLHENRY BEAM PIPER AND JOHN J. MCGUIRE
I have a presentiment that it will be a failure,' his sister persisted.
SARAH'S SCHOOL FRIENDMAY BALDWIN
He had always had a presentiment that glory would not fail him.
MY RECOLLECTIONS OF LORD BYRONTERESA GUICCIOLI
A presentiment came to her; she knew instinctively that this was what the King essayed.
A GERMAN POMPADOURMARIE HAY
As for his daughter, Marie's daughter, a sort of presentiment forbade me to look in her face.
MARGUERITEANATOLE FRANCE
WORDS RELATED TO PRESENTIMENT
- ability
- appreciation
- atmosphere
- aura
- brains
- capacity
- clear-headedness
- cleverness
- cognizance
- common sense
- consciousness
- discernment
- discrimination
- feel
- feeling
- gumption
- imagination
- impression
- insight
- intellect
- intelligence
- intuition
- judgment
- knowledge
- mentality
- mind
- premonition
- presentiment
- prudence
- quickness
- reason
- reasoning
- recognition
- sagacity
- sanity
- sentiment
- sharpness
- smarts
- soul
- spirit
- tact
- thought
- understanding
- wisdom
- wit
- ability
- appreciation
- atmosphere
- aura
- brains
- capacity
- clear-headedness
- cleverness
- cognizance
- common sense
- consciousness
- discernment
- discrimination
- feel
- feeling
- gumption
- imagination
- impression
- insight
- intellect
- intelligence
- intuition
- judgment
- knowledge
- mentality
- mind
- premonition
- presentiment
- prudence
- quickness
- reason
- reasoning
- recognition
- sagacity
- sanity
- sentiment
- sharpness
- smarts
- soul
- spirit
- tact
- thought
- understanding
- wisdom
- wit
- assurance
- augury
- auspice
- badge
- beacon
- bell
- caution
- clue
- divination
- flag
- flash
- foreboding
- foreknowledge
- foreshadowing
- foretoken
- forewarning
- gesture
- giveaway
- handwriting on wall
- harbinger
- herald
- high sign
- hint
- light
- manifestation
- mark
- nod
- note
- omen
- portent
- precursor
- prediction
- premonition
- presage
- presentiment
- prognostic
- proof
- signal
- suggestion
- symbol
- symptom
- token
- trace
- vestige
- warning
- wave
- whistle
- wink
- assurance
- augury
- auspice
- badge
- beacon
- bell
- caution
- clue
- divination
- evidence
- flag
- flash
- foreboding
- foreknowledge
- foreshadowing
- foretoken
- forewarning
- gesture
- giveaway
- handwriting on wall
- harbinger
- herald
- high sign
- hint
- index
- indication
- indicator
- light
- manifestation
- mark
- nod
- note
- omen
- portent
- precursor
- prediction
- premonition
- presage
- presentiment
- prognostic
- proof
- signal
- stamp
- suggestion
- symbol
- symptom
- token
- trace
- vestige
- warning
- wave
- whistle
- wink
- witness
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