Synonyms for

Foreshadowing

Verb / fɔ:ˈrʃædəʊɪŋ / Another word for foreshadowing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Foreshadowing is a literary device used by authors to give clues or hints about what will happen later in the story.

Synonyms & similar words

portend omen prefigurative prefigure presage betoken augur adumbration auspicate bode predict foreshadow adumbrative foretell prognosticate forecast prefiguration prefiguration omen sign prognostication prediction forewarning portent augury indication forecast presage prophecy premonition hint clue intimation foretoken harbinger foreknowledge preindication

Example sentences

  1. The thunder and lightning were a foreshadowing of the approaching storm.
  2. The protagonist's dream was a foreshadowing of the challenges she would face.
  3. The mysterious stranger's arrival was a foreshadowing of the trouble that would follow.
  4. The broken mirror was a foreshadowing of the bad luck to come.
  5. The eerie music in the background created a sense of foreshadowing.

Quotes

  • The past is but the foreshadowing of the future. - Thucydides
  • Every moment of your life is a foreshadowing of the rest of it. - David Henry Hwang
  • Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit. - James Russell Lowell

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