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foreboding vs portentous

portentous vs foreboding

foreboding is a noun but portentous is not a noun.

foreboding and portentous both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foreboding Yes Yes No No
portentous No Yes No No
As adjectives, foreboding and portentous are synonyms defined as:
  • foreboding and portentous: ominously prophetic
Other synonyms of foreboding include fateful.
foreboding (noun) portentous (noun)
an unfavorable omen
a feeling of evil to come
foreboding (adjective) portentous (adjective)
ominously prophetic puffed up with vanity
ominously prophetic
of momentous or ominous significance
Difference between foreboding and portentous

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