foreshadowing

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of foreshadow

Noun

A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.

foreshadow

To presage, or suggest something in advance.

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Synonyms

adumbrative

foreboding

prefigurative

presentiment

anticipation

prefiguration

prolepsis

promising

adumbration

hunch

prefiguring

premeditation

preparation

presetting

preview

specter

spectre

underplot

foreshowing

preliminary survey

pre-estimate

specter

spectre

augury

bedding

boding

divine

expectancy

forecast

forecasting

misgiving

precautionary measures

Translations

Vorahnung

Ahnung

Andeutung

Antizipation

Vorbereitung

Vorwegnahme

-en

anticipation

préparation

prévision

annonce du développement à venir

prefigurazione

precorrimento

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