omen

The word “omen” has 2 syllables: o-men

It's pronounced as /ˈoʊ.mən/


What is synonym and antonym for omen?

In the thesaurus, “omen” has 38 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for omen along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for omen

  • augury
  • auspice
  • badge
  • bodement
  • boding
  • divination
  • foreboding
  • forecast
  • forerunner
  • foreshadowing
  • foretaste
  • foretelling
  • foretoken
  • forewarning
  • harbinger
  • herald
  • hint
  • indication
  • inkling
  • intimation
  • mark
  • note
  • portent
  • precursor
  • prediction
  • prefiguring
  • premonition
  • presage
  • prognostic
  • prognostication
  • prophecy
  • prophesy
  • straw
  • straw in the wind
  • suggestion
  • token
  • warning
  • writing on the wall

Meanings of omen

  • noun
    1. Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
    2. A thing of prophetic significance.
  • verb
    1. To be an omen of.
    2. To divine or predict from omens.

Example Sentences

  • The dark clouds overhead were seen as an omen of the coming storm.
  • The sudden silence in the forest felt like an eerie omen.
  • She believed that finding a black cat crossing her path was a bad omen.
  • The ancient texts spoke of an omen that foretold the rise of a great leader.
  • He took the unexpected phone call as a good omen for his upcoming project.

On this page you'll find 38 synonyms or another words to omen, such as: augury, auspice, badge, bodement, boding, divination, foreboding.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

zodiac

  • amphitheater
  • augury
  • aureole
  • band
  • beat
  • belt
  • bowl
  • bracelet
  • cast
  • chain
  • circle
  • circlet
  • circuit
  • circumference
  • circus
  • cirque
  • coil
  • colure
  • compass
  • conjecture
  • cordon
  • corona
  • course
  • crown
  • crystal gazing
  • cycle
  • development
  • disc
  • disk
  • divination
  • dope
  • ecliptic
  • enclosure
  • equator
  • forecast
  • forecasting
  • foresight
  • foretelling
  • fortune-telling
  • full turn
  • globe
  • guess
  • halo
  • hoop
  • horizon
  • horoscope
  • hunch
  • indicator
  • lap
  • loop
  • meridian
  • merry-go-round
  • of event anticipation
  • omen
  • orbit
  • outlook
  • palmistry
  • parallel of latitude
  • pattern
  • perimeter
  • periphery
  • presage
  • prevision
  • prognosis
  • prognostication
  • progression
  • projection
  • prophecy
  • record
  • revolution
  • ring
  • ringlet
  • rotation
  • round
  • run
  • sequence
  • series
  • soothsaying
  • sphere
  • stadium
  • string
  • succession
  • surmising
  • syndrome
  • tip
  • tire
  • train
  • turn
  • turnover
  • vaticination
  • wheel
  • wreath

magic

  • abracadabra
  • agreeableness
  • alchemy
  • allure
  • allurement
  • amazing
  • amulet
  • animal magnetism
  • appeal
  • astonishing
  • astounding
  • astrology
  • attraction
  • attractiveness
  • augur
  • augury
  • awesome
  • bedazzled
  • bewitched
  • bewitchery
  • bewitching
  • bewitchment
  • black art
  • call
  • captivated
  • captivation
  • charisma
  • charm
  • charmed
  • charming
  • conjuration
  • conjuring
  • conjury
  • crystal gazing
  • curse
  • cursed
  • curst
  • darlingness
  • deception
  • deceptiveness
  • delightfulness
  • desirability
  • desirableness
  • devilry
  • deviltry
  • diablerie
  • diabolism
  • divination
  • divining
  • dreamy
  • duende
  • enchanted
  • enchanting
  • enchantment
  • ensorcellment
  • entranced
  • exorcism
  • extraordinary
  • fabulous
  • fairy
  • fairylike
  • fantastic
  • fantastical
  • fascinated
  • fascination
  • fetich
  • fetish
  • force field
  • foreboding
  • forecasting
  • foreknowing
  • foreseeing
  • foretelling
  • fortune-telling
  • glamor
  • glamour
  • hex
  • hexerei
  • hocus-pocus
  • hocuspocus
  • hoodoo
  • horoscopy
  • hypnotized
  • illusion
  • incantation
  • jinx
  • jinxed
  • legerdemain
  • lure
  • magical
  • magnetism
  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • mascot
  • mesmerized
  • metaphysical
  • miraculous
  • mojo
  • mystic
  • necromancy
  • niceness
  • numinous
  • occult
  • occultism
  • omen
  • oomph
  • paranormal
  • periapt
  • phylactery
  • pizazz
  • pizzazz
  • pleasantness
  • pleasingness
  • portentous
  • possessed
  • power
  • predicting
  • prediction
  • presage
  • presaging
  • prestidigitation
  • preternatural
  • prognosticating
  • prophecy
  • prophesying
  • rune
  • seduction
  • seductiveness
  • sex appeal
  • sleight of hand
  • soothsaying
  • sorcery
  • sortilege
  • spell
  • spellbound
  • spiritualism
  • stunning
  • stupendous
  • sublime
  • supernormal
  • superstition
  • sweetness
  • taboo
  • talisman
  • thaumaturgy
  • trickery
  • unearthly
  • utopian
  • voodoo
  • voodooism
  • weird
  • wiling
  • witchcraft
  • witchery
  • wizardry
  • wondrous

wake-up call

  • a few words of wisdom
  • admonition
  • advisory
  • announcement
  • buoy
  • caution
  • caution light
  • caveat
  • declaration
  • deterrent example
  • enough said
  • event illustrating a hazard
  • foretaste
  • foretoken
  • forewarning
  • handwriting on the wall
  • hint
  • indicator
  • knell
  • lesson
  • message
  • moral
  • notice
  • notification
  • omen
  • portent
  • premonition
  • presage
  • red flag
  • red light
  • sign
  • sign of things to come
  • signal
  • tip-off
  • tocsin
  • warning
  • word to the wise

jinx

  • Indian sign
  • Jonah
  • attract
  • augury
  • bedevil
  • beguile
  • bewitch
  • black magic
  • captivate
  • cast a spell on
  • charm
  • condemn
  • curse
  • damn
  • enchant
  • enchantment
  • ensorcel
  • ensorcell
  • entice
  • evil eye
  • fascinate
  • give the evil eye
  • hex
  • hoodoo
  • kiss of death
  • lure
  • mesmerize
  • nemesis
  • omen
  • overlook
  • plague
  • portent
  • possess
  • pox
  • seduce
  • spell
  • spellbind
  • strike
  • tempt
  • voodoo
  • whammy

necromancy

  • abracadabra
  • alchemy
  • amulet
  • augur
  • augury
  • bewitchery
  • bewitchment
  • black art
  • black magic
  • charm
  • conjuration
  • conjuring
  • crystal gazing
  • curse
  • devilry
  • deviltry
  • diablerie
  • divination
  • divining
  • enchantment
  • ensorcellment
  • evil eye
  • exorcism
  • fetich
  • fetish
  • forecasting
  • foreknowing
  • foreseeing
  • foretelling
  • fortune-telling
  • glamor
  • glamour
  • hex
  • hexerei
  • hocus-pocus
  • hoodoo
  • incantation
  • jinx
  • magic
  • mascot
  • mojo
  • mumbo jumbo
  • mysticism
  • occultism
  • omen
  • periapt
  • phylactery
  • predicting
  • presaging
  • prognosticating
  • prophesying
  • soothsaying
  • sorcery
  • sortilege
  • spell
  • spiritualism
  • talisman
  • thaumaturgy
  • voodoo
  • voodooism
  • witchcraft
  • witchery
  • witching
  • wizardry

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