Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing noun - Something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event.
Usage example: the hero's strange encounter with a grave digger is often seen as a foreshadowing of his own death
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Synonyms for Foreshadowing
Forerunner and foreshadowing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forerunner" instead a noun "Foreshadowing".
Nearby Words: foreshadow, foreshadowed
Forerunner
Forerunner noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.
Usage example: the return of the swallows is traditionally regarded as a forerunner of spring
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Synonyms for Forerunner
Foreshadowing and forerunner are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreshadowing" instead a noun "Forerunner".
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Related pairs
- premonition and foreshadowing
- premonition and forerunner
- prediction and foreshadowing
- prediction and forerunner
- signal and foreshadowing
- signal and forerunner
- sign and foreshadowing
- sign and forerunner
- indication and foreshadowing
- indication and forerunner
- omen and foreshadowing
- omen and forerunner
- foreboding and foreshadowing
- foreboding and forerunner
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