portend

/pɔɹtˈɛnd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. indicate, as with a sign or an omen
   “These signs bode bad news”

Synonyms for portend

• bode
• auspicate
• prognosticate
• omen
• presage
• betoken
• foreshadow
• augur
• foretell
• prefigure
• forecast
• predict

Words that rhyme with portend

• end
• extend
• bend
• ascend
• pretend
• send
• defend
• blend
• contend
• suspend
• unbend
• attend
• commend
• friend
• trend
• condescend
• descend
• intend
• mend
• offend
• amend
• append
• apprehend
• comprehend
• distend
• dividend
• lend
• recommend
• spend
• tend