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omens

NOUN

sign of something to come

Synonyms

STRONGEST

harbinger indication portent premonition

STRONG

augury auspice boding foreboding foretoken presage prognostic prognostication prophecy straw warning

WEAK

bodement writing on the wall

Example Sentences

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If you were a supporter who believed in omens and superstitions then the sight of the unbreakable centre-back getting broken was not good for your karma.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

But, in general, history shows that golden crosses are positive omens for investors.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

But this was a random thing, right, not, like, the latest in a concentrated sequence of omens that are becoming impossible to ignore?

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2024

The people of r/Superstonk are dogmatic, unforgiving of alternative views, indulgent of auguries and omens, simultaneously convinced of their righteousness yet constantly fretting about their opponents’ vast and mysterious powers to undermine them.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2024

In the fury of his torment he tried futilely to rouse the omens that had guided his youth along dangerous paths into the desolate wasteland of glory.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez