Foreshadow
Foreshadow verb - To give a slight indication of beforehand.
Usage example: a series of small tremors that foreshadowed the massive earthquake the next day
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Synonyms for Foreshadow
Portend is a synonym for foreshadow in foretell topic. In some cases you can use "Portend" instead a verb "Foreshadow", when it comes to topics like augur, predict, foresight, indicate. popular alternative
Nearby Word: foreshadowing
Portend
Portend verb - Indicate by signs.
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Synonyms for Portend
Foreshadow is a synonym for portend in foretell topic. You can use "Foreshadow" instead a verb "Portend", if it concerns topics such as foresight, presage, augur, suggest beforehand. popular alternative
Nearby Words: portent, portending
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- promise and foreshadow
- promise and portend
- forecast and foreshadow
- forecast and portend
- prophesy and foreshadow
- prophesy and portend
- signal and foreshadow
- signal and portend
- predict and foreshadow
- predict and portend
- adumbrate and foreshadow
- adumbrate and portend
- omen and foreshadow
- omen and portend
Common collocations
| doom | foreshadow doom | portend doom |
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