presentiments

noun

plural of presentiment
as in premonitions
a feeling that something bad will happen a nagging presentiment of danger

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentiments
  1. premonitions
  2. feels
  3. suspicions
  4. prognostications
Noun
  • But Naipaul reminds us about how ubiquitous premonitions of catastrophe and doom were in the 1970s.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Retroactively, they were interpreted as premonitions of the 1994 violence that saw many thousands of locals, primarily Tutsis, massacred at the hands of Hutu Génocidaires.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026
Definition of premonitions
Noun
  • Erik Neander, who as president of baseball operations is essentially in charge of how everyone involved feels, is expectedly optimistic.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Man, oh man, did the internet ever get hit in the proverbial feels by this one.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of feels
Noun
  • Instead old habits, suspicions, anger and betrayal reign on both sides.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Newcomers Álvarez and Knight couldn’t be better in their newlywed roles, convincing in their giddy love scenes, their casual affections, their unwanted suspicions and, most of all, their terror at whatever is lurking in the air and in their souls.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspicions
Noun
  • Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • Not that these prognostications are wrong.
    — Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of prognostications
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“Presentiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentiments. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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