All hunch synonyms
hunch
H h verb hunch
- cower β If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
- stoop β to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
- huddle β to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- squat β to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- lean β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- hump β a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- curve β A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
- bow β When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- tense β in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- arch β An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
- crouch β If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
- draw in β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
noun hunch
- feeling β a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- gut feeling β an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion based on facts
- sixth sense β a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition: His sixth sense warned him to be cautious.
- premonition β a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
- intuition β direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension.
- instinct β an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- idea β any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- inkling β a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation: They hadn't given us an inkling of what was going to happen.
- anticipation β Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
- apprehension β Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- augury β An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.
- boding β an omen; foreboding
- clue β A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
- expectation β A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.
- foreboding β a prediction; portent.
- forecast β to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- foreknowledge β knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience: Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?
- forewarning β to warn in advance.
- glimmer β a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
- hint β an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- impression β a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- misgiving β Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
- notion β a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
- portent β an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- precognition β knowledge of a future event or situation, especially through extrasensory means.
- presage β a presentiment or foreboding.
- prescience β knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
- presentiment β a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.
- qualm β an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
- suspicion β act of suspecting.
- thought β Informal. the act or a period of thinking: I want to sit down and give it a good think.
- auguration β The practice of augury.