foreboding

nounCommon GRE wordMore F words

a feeling that something bad is about to happen

In a sentence

Foreboding in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing foreboding in a sentence.

A sense of foreboding settled over the crew as the storm clouds gathered.

Synonyms

Antonyms

reassuranceconfidenceoptimism

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Foreboding (noun) means a feeling that something bad is about to happen

Here is foreboding used in an example sentence: "A sense of foreboding settled over the crew as the storm clouds gathered."

Common synonyms for foreboding include apprehension, premonition, dread.

Antonyms of foreboding include reassurance, confidence, optimism.

Foreboding is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.