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
Inkling and foreshadowing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inkling" instead a noun "Foreshadowing".
Nearby Words: foreshadow, foreshadowed
Inkling
Inkling noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
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Synonyms for Inkling
Foreshadowing and inkling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreshadowing" instead a noun "Inkling".
Nearby Word: inkle
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Related pairs
- hunch and foreshadowing
- hunch and inkling
- premonition and foreshadowing
- premonition and inkling
- presentiment and foreshadowing
- presentiment and inkling
- mark and foreshadowing
- mark and inkling
- signal and foreshadowing
- signal and inkling
- sign and foreshadowing
- sign and inkling
- hint and foreshadowing
- hint and inkling
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