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