premonition

noun

ˌprē-mə-ˈni-shən How to pronounce premonition (audio)
Definition of premonitionnext
as in feel
a feeling that something bad will happen she had a premonition that her cat would somehow get hurt that day

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Recent Examples of premonition Befitting the supernatural nature of Ghosts and Eternally Yours, Port got a premonition once the former got off the ground. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2026 Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026 Our mascot was Pablo Picasso, and Cattelan had an actor walk around with a giant Picasso mask posing for pictures in the pre-iPhone era, an early premonition of the endless selfies. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 New research shows Hinton’s premonitions about the insubordinate streak of AI may already be a reality. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premonition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonition
  1. feel
  2. presentiment
  3. fear
  4. foreboding
  5. suspicion
  6. worry
  7. presage
Noun
  • Originally designed by Jon Bannenberg, Sheergold’s interiors feature polished pear wood, Chesterfield sofas and brass detailing—creating the feel of a private country house at sea.
    — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The upcoming 2026-27 campaign has a similar feel to the start of the 2019-20 campaign.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of feel
Noun
  • That presentiment lies behind the many present expressions of apocalypse.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Toni has been reluctant to let Amalie go out by herself—her bringing back a telescope seems to confirm some kind of fear, or presentiment.
    — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
Definition of presentiment
Noun
  • Saturn stations retrograde in your 12th House of Solitude, asking you to review rest, avoidance, private fears, and the habits that either restore you or keep you quietly overloaded.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Taken the year after Till’s death, the climate remained highly dangerous for Black people, and Gordon wrote about his fear documenting the inequalities within the city.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of fear
Noun
  • In Nolan’s telling, his deceit and plundering portend the collapse of the Bronze Age—a foreboding warning about greedy, fading empires that feels a little too relevant.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • As a result, the duo has written an exposé chock-full of anecdotes and reporting that range from the foreboding and concerning to the voyeuristic and absurd.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of foreboding
Noun
  • Cyprus is also a nexus point for heightened tensions between Turkey and Israel, which eyes Turkish military installations on Cyprus with suspicion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • From that moment suspicion corrodes old loyalties, and the village’s Muslims are evacuated to a refugee camp for transport to Pakistan.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of suspicion
Noun
  • There have also been growing concerns that AI companies are propping each other up through a web of funding deals, with Nvidia at the heart of those worries.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Those worries came to a head after the May election rout, leading to Starmer’s fall and Burnham’s rise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of worry
Noun
  • Sometimes, the departure of an underperforming executive or official presages improvements ahead.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.
    — Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of presage

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