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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

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But after moving in next door to the Fortuna rescue, she claimed she saw large objects being dumped into a deep hole on the property, and had a sinking feeling she had figured it out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

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

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

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

A sinking feeling formed in the pit of my stomach.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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