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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And so the striker's hunch proved correct - he did have a role to play.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Standing in a line, they fall into syncopated steps, slowly coming together for a single breath and hunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

And so he employs other tools: the hunch, the educated guess, even out-and-out speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Then he had an idea to test his hunch.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young