Synonyms for premonition
ˌpri məˈnɪʃ ən, ˌprɛm ə-pre·mo·ni·tion

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1. premonitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   gut feeling, bad feeling

2. premonitionnoun

   A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.

   Synonyms:
   gut feeling, bad feeling

3. premonitionnoun

   A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).

   Synonyms:
   gut feeling, bad feeling

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1. foreboding, premonition, presentiment, bodingnoun

   a feeling of evil to come

   "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"

   Synonyms:
   forewarning, presentiment, boding, foreboding

2. forewarning, premonitionnoun

   an early warning about a future event

   Synonyms:
   forewarning, presentiment, boding, foreboding

Matched Categories

1. • Apprehension
   • Warning

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. premonitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   caution, warning

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1. List of paraphrases for "premonition":

   foreboding, hunch, feeling, vision

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How to use premonition in a sentence?

1. Debra Tate:

   I know for a fact she did not have a premonition — awake or in a dream — that she and Jay would have their throat cut, i checked with all of her living friends. None of her friends had any knowledge of this. Tacky, tacky, tacky. It’s a total fabrication.

2. Mike Loven:

   I really can't explain the reasoning behind the decision other than that on June 6, 2016 I woke up with a premonition from God that I was going back to school, i was going to GCU and it was going to be a surprise to everybody.