58 Synonyms & Antonyms For HUNCH

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Definitions hunch [huhnch] / hʌntʃ / NOUN feeling, idea Synonyms STRONGEST inkling instinct intuition premonition STRONG anticipation apprehension augury boding clue expectation foreboding forecast foreknowledge forewarning glimmer hint impression misgiving notion portent precognition presage prescience presentiment qualm suspicion thought WEAK auguration feeling in one's bones forewisdom funny feeling omination preapprehension preconceived notion prenotation prenotice presagement Antonyms STRONGEST knowledge reason STRONG trust WEAK proof reality truth VERB cower, crouch Synonyms STRONGEST huddle squat stoop STRONG arch bend bow curve hump lean tense WEAK draw in draw together scrooch down Antonyms STRONGEST straighten WEAK stand

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Christy plans to travel to the wilds of southern Utah, where, she has a hunch, the riches will be found.

From The Wall Street Journal

Judging by the laundry list of musicians who flocked to the Hotel Cafe in those early years, his hunch was spot-on.

From Los Angeles Times

The off-spinner is an untested theory, an idea, or even a hunch.

From BBC

“You have a hunch, you have a gut feeling, you sort of go down a rabbit hole,” she said, “and you hope that it works.”

From Los Angeles Times

Cameron Winter hunched over the keys on a nearly pitch-black stage at the downtown Los Angeles’s Palace Theatre.

From The Wall Street Journal

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Words related to hunch are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word hunch. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

arch arches assumptions assumption bow conjecture crouch feeling foreknowledge funny feeling gob guesses guess guesswork guessing hunker down hunker hump impulses impulse impression inkling instincts inspirations inspiration instinct intuitions intuition investments investment intuitiveness portent postulation prediction predictions premonition presentiment presupposition prognostication sixth sense slump speculation speculation squat squatted stoop supposition surmise suspicions suspicion theory theories wager writing on the wall

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