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(fɔːʳʃædoʊ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense foreshadows, present participle foreshadowing, past tense, past participle foreshadowedverbIf something foreshadows an event or situation, it suggests that it will happen. The disappointing sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. [VERB noun] The change proposed last month was foreshadowed in the March Budget. [VERB noun] Synonyms: predict, suggest, promise, indicate More Synonyms of foreshadow foreshadow in British English (fɔːˈʃædəʊ) verb(transitive) to show, indicate, or suggest in advance; presage Derived forms foreshadower (foreˈshadower) noun foreshadow in American English (fɔrˈʃædoʊ) verb transitive to be a sign of (something to come); indicate or suggest beforehand; prefigure; presage Examples of 'foreshadow' in a sentenceforeshadow It also foreshadowed its end.Mr Darling foreshadowed the move last night when he said that both national and international regulators needed additional powers to help to restore confidence in the system. Definition to show, indicate, or suggest in advance Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. Synonyms suggest signal adumbrate forebode Additional synonymsSynonyms foreshadow, predict, forecast, prophesy, augur, presage, foretell, prefigure, portend, prognosticateDefinition to be a good or bad sign of future events Already there were problems. It didn't augur well. Synonyms bode, promise, predict, herald, signify, foreshadow, prophesy, harbinger, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, be an omen of, bespeak (archaic) Definition to indicate His demeanour betokened embarrassment at his prosperity. Synonyms indicate, mark, suggest, evidence, promise, represent, declare, manifest, signify, denote, typify, bode, bespeak, augur, presage, portend, prognosticateNearby words offoreshadow - foreordain
- forerunner
- foresee
- foreshadow
- foresight
- foreskin
- forest
Additional synonymsDefinition to be an omen of (good or ill) Katya had dried her eyes. That boded well. Synonyms augur, portend, threaten, predict, signify, foreshadow, presage, betoken, be an omen, forebodeDefinition to express or indicate by a hint Are you implying that I had something to do with this? Synonyms suggest, hint, insinuate, indicate, signal, intimate, signify, connote, give (someone) to understand Definition to be or give a sign or symptom of The survey indicated that most old people are independent. Synonyms show, suggest, reveal, display, signal, demonstrate, point to, imply, disclose, manifest, signify, denote, bespeak, make known, be symptomatic of, evince (formal), betoken, flag up Definition to be an omen of Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom. Synonyms foretell, promise, threaten, indicate, predict, point to, herald, warn of, omen, bode, foreshadow, bespeak, augur, harbinger, presage, forewarn, betoken, prognosticate, adumbrate, foretoken, vaticinate (rare) Definition to represent or suggest in advance The party says his departure did not prefigure a major policy shift. Synonyms foreshadow, suggest, indicate, intimate, presage, portend, shadow forth, adumbrate, foretokenDefinition to be a warning or sign of something about to happen Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict. Synonyms portend, point to, warn of, signify, omen, bode, foreshadow, augur, betoken, adumbrate, forebode, foretokenDefinition to show signs of The seminar promises to be most instructive. Synonyms seem likely, look like, hint at, show signs of, bespeak, augur, betoken, lead you to expect, hold out hopes of, give hope of, bid fair, hold a probability of Definition to foretell She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561. Synonyms predict, forecast, divine, foresee, augur, presage, foretell, forewarn, prognosticate, soothsay, vaticinate (rare) |