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foreboding

nounCommon GRE wordMore F words

a feeling that something bad is about to happen

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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.

Antonyms
reassuranceconfidenceoptimism
Common questions

Questions about “foreboding

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.

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