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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
reply
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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If there's one learning to be taken from the days between Saturday's victory against Fulham and yesterday's against Atletico Madrid, it's that vibes are paramount.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In Valentino by Alessandro Michele, they used Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi as inspiration, according to Vogue, and the “Killing of a Sacred Elmo” vibes were in your face, in a good way.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

As he has a habit of doing, he’s making a massive financial decision mostly based on vibes.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

It isn’t just the Michigan survey throwing off bad vibes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The scepter could supposedly control the dead, and it definitely gave off bad vibes.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan