Thesaurus results for PREMONITION

premonition

noun

ˌprē-mə-ˈni-shən

Definition of premonition

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 In these transitional months, everyone has their own premonitions about what trends will dominate the season ahead, but what will actually happen is pretty much anyone’s guess. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 Portland’s women’s sporting epicenter Lisa believes her family’s years in the fashion industry gave her and her brother a premonition about the rise of women’s sports years before the NWSL and WNBA would take off in earnest. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 But Naipaul reminds us about how ubiquitous premonitions of catastrophe and doom were in the 1970s. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Travis Barker is looking back on a chilling premonition his daughter Alabama seemed to have about his 2008 plane crash. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premonition

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Noun

But that concern has been addressed here thanks to the aforementioned brake upgrades, which deliver confident stopping power at speed as well as excellent pedal feel.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Ostermoor is an investment, sure, but its heavyweight fill of white duck feather and down creates a cozy, cocoon-like feel.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 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

The White House decision has heightened fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow's escalating attacks as winter approaches.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
That a self-image forged in the crucible of the fear of being ugly makes women amputate their talents?

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of fear

Noun

But this morning an air of foreboding awakened me, and my little fishing barometer was already descending past the 29 mark.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
In a departure from their previous work, the sonic landscape of the album is often dark and foreboding, matching the urgency of the political lyrics.

— Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreboding

Noun

On Tuesday, Berkeley police investigators arrested Ayubi in El Cerrito for suspicion of two counts of felony hit-and-run.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Searches of the data must be for law enforcement purposes only and there must be reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, the policy states.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspicion

Noun

Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
In an interview earlier this fall with NPR, Los Angeles County's top voting official, Dean Logan, alluded to those worries.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

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