Foretaste and Intimation

Foretaste

Foretaste noun - An early limited awareness of something yet to occur.

Intimation and foretaste are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intimation" instead a noun "Foretaste".

Nearby Word: foretasting

Intimation

Intimation noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Usage example: the newscaster could not resist giving a slight intimation that the voting was going contrary to predictions
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Synonyms for Intimation

Foretaste and intimation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foretaste" instead a noun "Intimation".

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