sinking feeling

NOUN

foreboding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehension dread premonition

STRONG

anxiety apprehensiveness augury chill fear foreshadowing foretoken forewarning portent prediction presage presentiment prognostic prophecy vibes warning

WEAK

bad vibes funny feeling handwriting on the wall prenotion wind change

Antonyms

WEAK

fortune good omen luck providence

NOUN

portent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

harbinger omen premonition

STRONG

augury boding caution clue foreboding foreshadowing foretoken hunch presage presentiment prognostic prognostication sign threat vibes warning

WEAK

bodement funny feeling handwriting on the wall

Antonyms

WEAK

doom

NOUN

premonition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foreboding hunch omen portent

STRONG

apprehension apprehensiveness feeling forewarning idea intuition misgiving presage presentiment sign suspicion vibes vibrations warning winds worriment

WEAK

feeling in bones funny feeling handwriting on the wall prenotion wind change winds of change

Antonyms

STRONG

knowledge trust

NOUN

presentiment

Synonyms

STRONG

apprehension apprehensiveness discomposure disquietude disturbance fear feeling foreboding forecast forethought hunch intuition misgiving perturbation premonition presage vibes worriment

WEAK

feeling in bones funny feeling handwriting on the wall prenotion

Antonyms

STRONG

calm

Example Sentences

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CEO Andy Jassy must have had a sinking feeling ahead of Amazon’s earnings Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Residents in Rancho Palos Verdes got that old, familiar sinking feeling on Saturday night, when a sizable chunk of a coastal bluff dropped about 50 to 60 feet, according to Los Angeles County Fire officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

As the celebrities showed up more and more, I got a sinking feeling: This is sending the wrong message, if it’s sending any message at all.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2024

Murphy has dropped a few hints in interviews in saying he was inspired by the sinking feeling that the world is ending, sucked into the vortex of a death spiral between good and evil.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

And as angry as I was at Thalia, I had a sinking feeling that she was right.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

sinking feeling

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