Definition of Foreshadowing

1. Adjective. Indistinctly prophetic.

Exact synonyms: Adumbrative, Prefigurative
Similar to: Prophetic, Prophetical
Derivative terms: Prefigure

2. Noun. The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand.
Exact synonyms: Adumbration, Prefiguration
Generic synonyms: Anticipation, Prediction, Prevision
Derivative terms: Foreshadow, Prefigure

Definition of Foreshadowing

1. Verb. (present participle of foreshadow) ¹

2. Noun. A literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foreshadowing

1. foreshadow [v] - See also: foreshadow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foreshadowing

foreseeingly
foreseen
foreseer
foreseers
foresees
foreseize
foreseized
foreseizing
foresend
foreset
foresetting
foreshadow
foreshadowed
foreshadower
foreshadowers
foreshadowing (current term)
foreshadowings
foreshadows
foreshame
foreshank
foreshanks
foreshape
foresheet
foresheets
foreshew
foreshewed
foreshewing
foreshewn
foreshews
foreship

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