harbinger

The word “harbinger” has 3 syllables: har-bin-ger

It's pronounced as /ˈhɑːr.bɪn.dʒɚ/


What is synonym and antonym for harbinger?

In the thesaurus, “harbinger” has 59 synonyms.

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


Synonyms for harbinger

  • adumbrate
  • advertiser
  • allude
  • angel
  • announcer
  • anticipate
  • augur
  • augury
  • auspice
  • bellwether
  • blazoner
  • bode
  • boding
  • connote
  • courier
  • crier
  • forbode
  • forebode
  • foreboder
  • foreboding
  • forecast
  • foregoer
  • foreknow
  • forerun
  • forerunner
  • foresee
  • foreshadow
  • foreshadower
  • foreshadowing
  • foretaste
  • foretell
  • foretoken
  • forewarn
  • forewarning
  • herald
  • hint
  • imply
  • insinuate
  • intimate
  • mark
  • messenger
  • omen
  • outrider
  • portend
  • portent
  • precursor
  • predict
  • prefigure
  • prefiguring
  • presage
  • proclaimer
  • prognosticate
  • promise
  • prophesy
  • runner
  • sign
  • signal
  • suggest
  • symptom

Meanings of harbinger

  • noun
    1. A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
    2. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.
  • verb
    1. To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.

Example Sentences

  • The sudden drop in temperature was a harbinger of the coming storm.
  • His arrival was seen as a harbinger of change within the company.
  • Some believe that a black cat is a harbinger of bad luck.
  • The economic slowdown could be a harbinger of a recession.
  • Her smile was a harbinger of good news.

On this page you'll find 59 synonyms or another words to harbinger, such as: adumbrate, advertiser, allude, angel, announcer, anticipate, augur.

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

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  • innovator
  • leader
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  • pacer
  • pacesetter
  • pioneer
  • precursor
  • probable winner
  • shoo-in
  • trendsetter

pacer

pacesetter

page

  • agent
  • ambassador
  • announce
  • ask
  • assemble
  • attendant
  • bearer
  • beckon
  • beep
  • bellhop
  • bid
  • buzz
  • call
  • call out
  • call the name of
  • call up
  • carrier
  • check
  • cite
  • command
  • convene
  • convoke
  • count
  • courier
  • delegate
  • deliveryman
  • demand
  • deputy
  • emissary
  • envoy
  • equerry
  • errand runner
  • express
  • foliate
  • folio
  • forerunner
  • go-between
  • hail
  • harbinger
  • herald
  • hunt for
  • invite
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  • knell
  • leaf
  • letter carrier
  • mail carrier
  • mailman
  • messenger
  • muster
  • number
  • order
  • paginate
  • preconize
  • recto
  • representative
  • request
  • requisition
  • ring
  • runner
  • seek
  • send for
  • servant
  • side
  • signature
  • subpoena
  • summon
  • surface
  • verso
  • whistle
  • youth

wake

  • admonish
  • advise
  • aftermath
  • agitate
  • alert
  • apprise
  • arise
  • arouse
  • augur
  • awake
  • awaken
  • backwash
  • bestir
  • bode
  • caution
  • consciousness
  • deathwatch
  • disturb
  • excite
  • forbode
  • forebode
  • forecast
  • foreshadow
  • foretell
  • foretoken
  • forewarn
  • funeral service
  • furrow
  • get up
  • harbinger
  • inform
  • insomnia
  • knock up
  • last rites
  • notify
  • obsequies
  • path
  • portend
  • predict
  • presage
  • prognosticate
  • prophesy
  • provoke
  • raise
  • reawaken
  • revive
  • rewake
  • rise
  • rites
  • roll out
  • rouse
  • roust
  • rout
  • shift
  • sleeplessness
  • stimulate
  • stir
  • track
  • train
  • turn out
  • uprise
  • vigil
  • wakefulness
  • waken
  • warn
  • wash
  • watch
  • wave

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