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
Prefigure is a synonym for foreshadow in predict topic. In some cases you can use "Prefigure" instead a verb "Foreshadow", when it comes to topics like foresight, foretell, indicate. rare substitute
Nearby Word: foreshadowing
Prefigure
Prefigure verb - To give a slight indication of beforehand.
Usage example: the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring
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Related pairs
- promise and foreshadow
- promise and prefigure
- forecast and foreshadow
- forecast and prefigure
- prophesy and foreshadow
- prophesy and prefigure
- signal and foreshadow
- signal and prefigure
- predict and foreshadow
- predict and prefigure
- adumbrate and foreshadow
- adumbrate and prefigure
- omen and foreshadow
- omen and prefigure
Common collocations
| relationship | foreshadow relationship | prefigure relationship |
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