hunch

The word “hunch” has 1 syllable: hunch

It's pronounced as /hʌntʃ/

What is synonym and antonym for hunch?

In the thesaurus, “hunch” has 144 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hunch along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for hunch

allusion
anticipation
apprehension
arch
argument
assertion
assistance
assumption
auguration
augury
bend
blister
blob
boding
boil
bow
breath
bruise
bump
case
chunk
clod
clue
clump
conjecture
contention
contusion
couch
crouch
cue
curl up
curve
denotation
draw in
draw together
evidence
expectation
explanation
feeling
flicker
foreboding
forecast
foreknowledge
foreshadower
foretaste
forewarning
forewisdom
funny feeling
glimmer
glimpse
gob
gobbet
growth
guess
guidepost
harbinger
hint
huddle
hump
hunk
hypothesis
idea
implication
impression
indication
inference
inkling
innuendo
insinuation
inspiration
instinct
intimation
intuition
key
knob
knot
lead
lean
lump
mark
mention
misgiving
nod
node
nodule
notion
nub
nubble
nugget
omen
omination
overtone
pointer
portent
position
preapprehension
precognition
preconceived notion
prefigurement
premonition
prenotation
prenotice
presage
presagement
prescience
presentiment
presupposition
prompt
proposal
proposition
qualm
rationale
reason
scent
scrooch down
scrunch
sign
signal
speculation
squat
squinch
stand
stoop
suggestion
supposition
surmise
suspicion
swelling
symptom
telltale
tense
theory
thesis
thought
tip
tip-off
token
tumor
wad
wart
welt
whiff
wind
wink

Antonyms for hunch

answer
knowledge
proof
reality
reason
solution
stand
straighten
trust
truth

Meanings of hunch

noun
1. A hump; a protuberance.
2. A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
3. A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
4. A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
5. A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
verb
1. To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
2. To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).
3. To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
4. To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
5. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
6. To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.

Example Sentences

I had a hunch that something unexpected would happen.
Her hunch turned out to be correct.
The detective followed a hunch to solve the case.
He invested in the company based on a hunch.
Sometimes a simple hunch can lead to a great discovery.

On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hunch, such as: allusion, answer, anticipation, apprehension, arch, argument, assertion.

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