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hunch

[huhnch] / hʌntʃ /
NOUN
feeling, idea
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inkling instinct intuition premonition
STRONG
anticipation apprehension augury boding clue expectation foreboding forecast foreknowledge forewarning glimmer hint impression misgiving notion portent precognition presage prescience presentiment qualm suspicion thought
WEAK
auguration feeling in one's bones forewisdom funny feeling omination preapprehension preconceived notion prenotation prenotice presagement
Antonyms
STRONGEST
knowledge reason
STRONG
trust
WEAK
proof reality truth
VERB
cower, crouch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
huddle squat stoop
STRONG
arch bend bow curve hump lean tense
WEAK
draw in draw together scrooch down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straighten
WEAK
stand

Example Sentences

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She confirmed her hunch by tracking the recent and 10-year performance of FedEx shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Monahan's own hunch centres on a subtype of the E. coli bacteria in the gut.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Muir cited this week’s price behavior in silver as justification for his hunch.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

The off-spinner is an untested theory, an idea, or even a hunch.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

His laugh turned into a raspy wheeze, and he stopped hauling on his rope to hunch over and cough.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.