| Main Entry: | harbinger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indication |
Synonyms: |
augury, forerunner, foretoken, herald, messenger, omen, portent, precursor, sign, signal |
| Notes: | a harbinger is an indication of the approach of something or someone; a messenger is a person who carries a communications or performs an errand; an omen is a sign of something about to happen |
| Main Entry: | announce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare arrival |
Synonyms: |
augur, forebode, forecast, forerun, foreshow, foretell, harbinger, herald, indicate, portend, predict, presage, signal, signify |
| Notes: | to announce is to make known publicly; to pronounce is to declare officially or formally |
Antonyms: |
be quiet, hide, withhold |
| Main Entry: | augur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | predictor |
Synonyms: |
diviner, forecaster, harbinger, herald, oracle, prognosticator, prophet, seer, soothsayer |
| Main Entry: | augur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predict; be an omen of |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, bespeak, bode, call it, call the shots, crystal-ball, figure out, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, harbinger, have a hunch, herald, portend, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy, psych out, read, signify, soothsay |
| Main Entry: | augury |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | omen |
Synonyms: |
auspice, boding, forerunner, foretoken, forewarning, harbinger, herald, portent, precursor, presage, prognostication, promise, prophecy, sign, token, warning |
| Main Entry: | forerunner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | messenger, herald |
Synonyms: |
advertiser, advocate, ancestor, announcer, author, envoy, forebearer, foregoer, harbinger, initiator, originator, pioneer, precursor, progenitor, prognostic, prototype |
| Main Entry: | herald |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | omen, messenger |
Synonyms: |
adviser, bearer, courier, crier, forerunner, harbinger, indication, outrider, precursor, prophet, reporter, runner, sign, signal, token |
| Main Entry: | herald |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring message |
Synonyms: |
advertise, announce, ballyhoo, broadcast, declare, forerun, foretoken, harbinger, indicate, pave the way, portend, precede, preindicate, presage, proclaim, promise, publicize, publish, show, tout, trumpet, usher in |
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make known; present |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, advance, air, announce, bring out, bring up, broach, come out with, do the honors, familiarize, fix up, get things rolling, get together, give introduction, harbinger*, herald, kick off, knock down, lead into, lead off, moot, offer, open, open up, originate, pave the way, precede, preface, propose, put forward, recommend, set forth, spring with, start ball rolling, submit, suggest, usher, ventilate |
Antonyms: |
close, end, finish, take away |
| Main Entry: | leader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides |
Synonyms: |
boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commander, conductor, controller, counsellor, dean, dignitary, director, doyen, eminence, exec, forerunner, general, governor, guide, harbinger, head, herald, lead, lion*, luminary, manager, mistress, notability, notable, officer, pacesetter, pilot, pioneer, precursor, president, principal, rector, ringleader, ruler, shepherd, skipper, superintendent, superior |
Antonyms: |
follower |