sinking feeling

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foreboding n.
portent n.
premonition n.
presentiment n.

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

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sinking feeling

And so if you’re a sports fan, you sometimes have that sinking feeling when you’re watching your team get too defensive, and they stop taking chances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

"I had this sinking feeling, and all hope just dropped away," she says.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

That sinking feeling when you wake up and check the score.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

With a sinking feeling he noted that most of the desks were taken, except for the ones in front.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

sinking feeling

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