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Synonyms for harbinger
ˈhɑr bɪn dʒərhar·bin·ger
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Princeton's WordNet
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursorverb
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Synonyms:
precursor, predecessor, trumpeter, forerunner, antecedent, heraldannounce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, heraldverb
foreshadow or presage
Synonyms:
predict, herald, hail, betoken, announce, augur, annunciate, bode, portend, omen, acclaim, prefigure, call, prognosticate, anticipate, foreshadow, foretell, forebode, forecast, declare, promise, auspicate, denote, presage
Dictionary of English Synonymes
harbingernoun
Synonyms:
forerunner, precursor, herald
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
harbingernoun
Synonyms:
forerunner, precursor, herald, messenger
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#280 | sign | |
#374 | call | |
#2383 | signal | |
#2693 | forecast | |
#3497 | messenger | |
#4348 | promise | |
#5401 | herald | |
#5539 | announce | |
#7048 | courier | |
#8692 | predict | |
#9348 | declare | |
#9657 | prophet | |
#12883 | denote | |
#14126 | anticipate | |
#14168 | precursor | |
#14400 | hail | |
#17648 | predecessor | |
#18782 | acclaim | |
#26609 | announcer | |
#29752 | omen | |
#32182 | bode | |
#37504 | forerunner | |
#42940 | trumpeter | |
#43616 | harbinger | |
#44502 | antecedent | |
#68716 | presage | |
#79918 | premonition | |
#89419 | augur | |
#98619 | portent | |
#99650 | foretell | |
#121622 | foreshadow | |
#125593 | portend | |
#139379 | foretaste | |
#299067 | prognosticate | |
#301893 | prefigure |
How to use harbinger in a sentence?
There are a lot of studies [from other variants] that show the maximum transmissibility is in those first five days, and [with omicron] we are about to face hundreds of thousands more cases a day, and it was becoming very, very clear from the health care system that we would have people who were [positive but] asymptomatic and not able to work, and that was a harbinger of what was going to come in all other essential functions of society.
Every gubernatorial election in Virginia is seen as a leading political indicator. How the parties do in Virginia's governor's race, the year after a presidential election, is seen as a harbinger of how the parties will do in the midterm elections.
The victorious end of Misrata's offensive on Sirte could be the harbinger of more infighting between different factions, ultimately, the current relative absence of violence in Libya is very fragile in many areas and could crumble under these multiple pressures.
This shows that the Supreme Court continues to apply close scrutiny to the death penalty. I think it's really a harbinger of the day coming when the Supreme Court is going to strike it down.
It should be treated as a routine tactic rather than a harbinger of disaster.
Translations for harbinger
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- herald, anunciar, anunciadorCatalan, Valencian
- Vorzeichen, ankündigen, Omen, VorboteGerman
- προαναγγέλλω, πρόδρομος, προάγγελοςGreek
- heraldo, anunciante, anunciar, anunciadorSpanish
- airutFinnish
- annoncer, présage, présagerFrench
- előjelHungarian
- fyrirboði, boðberi, undanfariIcelandic
- presagio, premonire, presagire, precursore, profeta, premonitrice, profetizzare, messaggero, premonitore, foriero, annunciare, araldoItalian
- 前触れJapanese
- praenuntius, destinarat purgandis mentibus praepositamLatin
- voorbode, aankondigenDutch
- innvarsleNorwegian
- zwiastunPolish
- arautoPortuguese
- vestitorRomanian
- предвестник, провозвестник, предвещатьRussian
- predšasnik, nagovest, nagoveštaj, najava, navesnikSerbo-Croatian
- förebud, förlöpare, förebåda, varslaSwedish
- 预兆Chinese
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