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premonition

nounCommon GRE wordMore P words

a feeling that something, often unpleasant, is about to happen

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In a sentence

Premonition in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing premonition in a sentence.

She had a premonition that the trip would end badly.

Synonyms
forebodingpresentimentintuitionhunch
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “premonition

Premonition (noun) means a feeling that something, often unpleasant, is about to happen
Here is premonition used in an example sentence: "She had a premonition that the trip would end badly."
Common synonyms for premonition include foreboding, presentiment, intuition, hunch.
Premonition is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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