Synonyms of foreshadow
9 similar words
Another word for foreshadow is foreshadowing. Other synonyms of foreshadow are foretouch, omen, augury, auspice and harbinger.
Synonyms and similar words for foreshadow
nounA suggestion of something in advance; a harbinger, a portent.
- foretouchA touch made in advance; (by extension) a prelude or foreshadow.
- foreshadowingSynonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature...
- omen
- augury
- auspice
- harbinger
- portent
- presage
- prognostic
Meaning of foreshadow
- verb To suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage.
- verb Of a person: to have an intuition or premonition about (something); to forebode.
- noun A suggestion of something in advance; a harbinger, a portent.
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