presage

Meaning

Noun

1. A warning of a future event; an omen.
2. An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.

Verb

1. To predict or foretell something.
2. To make a prediction.
3. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.

Synonyms

omen

portend

portent

augury

foreshadow

forebode

sign

betoken

predict

premonition

prognostication

foreboding

augur

prognostic

bode

prefigure

foretoken

herald

indication

indicate

presentiment

harbinger

forecast

auspicate

auspice

foretell

prognosticate

prediction

prodigy

prognosis

point to

vaticination

warning

⚠️

ESP

have a premonition

pressage

admonition

ouverture

adumbrate

advisory

anticipation

apprehension

aura

caution

caveat

dissuasion

expectation

bodement

forerunner

foresee

foreshow

glimmer

guess

inkling

know

mean

monition

notice

precursor

predictor

prelude

preview

prophecy

sense

spell

surmise

suspicion

touch

Hyphenated as

pre‧sage

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛsɪdʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English presage, from Latin praesāgium.