Definitions

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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Aunt Melissa even stands like Dad—slightly hunched over, with a curious tilt of the head.

From Literature

Sheba scowled as she hunched her shoulders and stared at Rowan.

From Literature

“I just have a hunch that we should give him a chance.”

From Literature

He had to spread his legs as far as they would go and hunch over to keep from being blown back down the bank.

From Literature

To challenge that, he made Clark Kent a nerd, hunching his shoulders, making him sputter with nervousness.

From The Wall Street Journal