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
Foretaste and foreshadowing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foretaste" instead a noun "Foreshadowing".
Nearby Words: foreshadow, foreshadowed
Foretaste
Foretaste noun - An early limited awareness of something yet to occur.
Foreshadowing and foretaste are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreshadowing" instead a noun "Foretaste".
Nearby Word: foretasting
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Related pairs
- hunch and foreshadowing
- hunch and foretaste
- premonition and foreshadowing
- premonition and foretaste
- presentiment and foreshadowing
- presentiment and foretaste
- promise and foreshadowing
- promise and foretaste
- forecast and foreshadowing
- forecast and foretaste
- sign and foreshadowing
- sign and foretaste
- hint and foreshadowing
- hint and foretaste
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