Definitions

vibes

[vahybz] / vaɪbz /

NOUN

emotion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affection anger concern desire despair empathy excitement feeling fervor grief happiness joy love passion pride rage remorse sadness sentiment shame sorrow sympathy warmth

STRONG

affect agitation ardor commotion despondency disturbance drive ecstasy elation excitability inspiration melancholy perturbation responsiveness satisfaction sensation sensibility sensitiveness thrill tremor vehemence zeal

WEAK

affectivity gut reaction

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy calm calmness cheer dislike happiness hate hatred indifference joy peace sadness sorrow unhappiness woe

STRONG

depression lethargy quiet stillness tranquility

WEAK

physicality

NOUN

feel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambience atmosphere aura feeling impression mood quality sense touch

STRONG

finish palpation semblance sensation surface tactility

WEAK

taction

NOUN

fellow feeling

Synonyms

WEAK

Christian love agape brotherly love concern empathy good feeling identification loving concern rapport relating responsiveness sympathetic response warmth

NOUN

foreboding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehension dread premonition

STRONG

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

WEAK

bad vibes funny feeling handwriting on the wall prenotion sinking feeling wind change

Antonyms

WEAK

fortune good omen luck providence

NOUN

local color

Synonyms

WEAK

ambience color evocation feel note regional detail sense of place

NOUN

portent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

harbinger omen premonition

STRONG

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

WEAK

bodement funny feeling handwriting on the wall sinking feeling

Antonyms

WEAK

doom

NOUN

premonition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foreboding hunch omen portent

STRONG

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

WEAK

feeling in bones funny feeling handwriting on the wall prenotion sinking feeling 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 worriment

WEAK

feeling in bones funny feeling handwriting on the wall prenotion sinking feeling

Antonyms

STRONG

calm

NOUN

reaction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

answer attitude backlash feedback feeling opinion reception reply return

STRONG

acknowledgment backfire boomerang comeback compensation counteraction counterbalance counterpoise echo hit kick kickback lip rebound receptivity reciprocation recoil reflection reflex rejoinder repercussion retort reverberation revulsion sass take wisecrack

WEAK

back talk double-take knee-jerk reagency snappy comeback

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

STRONG

failure loss

WEAK

cause

NOUN

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledgment feedback reaction rejoinder response retort

STRONG

antiphon comeback counter echo lip reciprocation respond retaliation return riposte sass wisecrack

WEAK

back talk knee-jerk reaction snappy comeback

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

NOUN

response

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feedback reply return

STRONG

acknowledgment antiphon comeback counter echo hit kickback lip rejoinder retort reverberation riposte sass wisecrack

WEAK

back talk double-take knee-jerk reaction respond snappy comeback

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

STRONG

failure

WEAK

asking

NOUN

retroaction

Synonyms

WEAK

acknowledgment antiphon back talk comeback counter double-take echo feedback hit kickback knee-jerk reaction lip reaction rejoinder reply respond retort return reverberation riposte sass snappy comeback wisecrack

NOUN

sensation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emotion impression passion sense sensitivity

STRONG

awareness consciousness response sensibility sensitiveness sentiment susceptibility thought tingle

WEAK

gut reaction

NOUN

sensibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affection emotion feeling insight sense sensitivity sentiment taste

STRONG

appreciation awareness discernment heart intuition judgment keenness perceptiveness rationale sensation sensitiveness susceptibility

WEAK

gut reaction

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate hatred numbness

STRONG

ignorance

WEAK

apathy indifference insensibility lethargy

NOUN

sensitiveness

Synonyms

STRONG

awareness consciousness emotion feeling impression passion response sense sensibility sensitivity sentiment susceptibility thought tingle

WEAK

gut reaction

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy concrete indifference insensibility insensitivity numbness physicality thing unconsciousness

NOUN

sixth sense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

instinct

WEAK

ESP clairvoyance divination extrasensory perception feeling feeling in one's bones foreknowledge foresight gut feeling hunch insight intuition intuitiveness keen intuition perception premonition second sight telepathy

NOUN

undercurrent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

atmosphere aura crosscurrent feeling hint inclination indication intimation murmur overtone sense tinge undertone undertow

STRONG

direction eddy flavor insinuation propensity riptide suggestion tendency tenor trace trend vibrations

WEAK

underflow

Example Sentences

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Ed Harris, Mary Steenburgen and Chloe Fineman co-star, and producer Ben Stiller seems to have carried over some “Dodgeball” vibes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

And yet, I still wasn’t prepared for how much the vibes had shifted.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

And anyone seeking positive vibes need only look a few yards from the national stadium, where adults cried last November as the final whistle went.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

That said, it hasn’t gone unnoticed back in Paris that the French soccer federation is spending an absolute fortune on this stay—which isn’t exactly great for les vibes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

With the news now made public, most of the town, including Kalbro’s supply chain manager, was trembling with the bad vibes.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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