Synonyms for handwriting on wall


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hand-rahy-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌraɪ tɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for handwriting on wall Other synonyms for the word handwriting on wall

Définition of handwriting on wall

Origin :
  • c.1500, from hand (n.) + writing, translating Latin manuscriptum. Hand in the sense of "handwriting, style of writing" is from late 14c.
  • An ordinary note in his [Horace Greeley's] handwriting is said to have been used for a long time as a railroad pass, then as a servant's recommendation, and finally taken to a drug-store as a doctor's prescription. ["Frank Leslie's Magazine," August 1884]
  • As in kismet : noun fate, fortune
  • As in portent : noun indication, forewarning
  • As in premonition : noun feeling that an event is about to occur
  • As in presentiment : noun anticipation, expectation
  • As in sign : noun indication, evidence
  • As in warning : noun notice of possible occurrence
  • As in sign of things to come : noun omen
  • As in handwriting on the wall : noun impending misfortune
  • As in signification : noun sign
  • As in doom : noun fate or decision, usually unpleasant
  • As in fate : noun predetermined course
  • As in foreboding : noun misgiving, bad omen
  • As in predestinate : verb fate
  • As in predestine : verb fate

Antonyms for handwriting on wall

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