🔮harbinger

Meaning

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; a forerunner of something

Example Sentences

The sudden drop in temperature was a harbinger of winter.

The first robin of spring is often considered a harbinger of warmer weather to come.

Example Expressions

harbinger of doom

Synonyms

omen, sign, precursor, forerunner, herald, messenger

Entry 1

omen, sign, precursor, forerunner, herald

Entry 2

herald, forerunner, precursor, messenger

Antonyms

aftermath, result, consequence, follower

Entry 1

aftermath, result, consequence

Entry 2

follower, aftermath, consequence, result

Collocations

harbinger of change, harbinger of spring, harbinger of war, early harbinger

Entry 1

harbinger of change, harbinger of spring, harbinger of war

Entry 2

harbinger of spring, harbinger of change, early harbinger