Antonyms for foreboding


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-boh-ding, fohr-
Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈboʊ dɪŋ, foʊr-


Definition of foreboding

Origin :
  • late 14c., "a predilection, portent, omen," from fore- + verbal noun from bode. Meaning "sense of something bad about to happen" is from c.1600. Old English forebodung meant "prophecy."
  • noun misgiving, bad omen
Example sentences :
  • But there is one subject, on which my mind is filled with foreboding.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • As the fair Rosa, with foreboding doubt, had foretold, so it happened.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • She was weary—weary from exertion and disappointment and foreboding.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • The foreboding was not as definite, but it was always with him; he could not shake it off.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Perhaps already some foreboding of the nature of its contents was in his mind.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Instead of being glum and pessimistic and foreboding, he was chipper and enthusiastic.
  • Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • He felt a sense of foreboding; nothing pleasant awaited him.
  • Extract from : « Pygmalion's Spectacles » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
  • Elizabeth had a foreboding that she would never see him again.
  • Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
  • Nor was it long before Leonore's foreboding proved itself to be right.
  • Extract from : « The Home » by Fredrika Bremer
  • She could not rid herself of a feeling of foreboding and discomfort.
  • Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

Synonyms for foreboding

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