Synonyms of foreshadowed

foreshadowed

verb

past tense of foreshadow

as in predicted

to give a slight indication of beforehand

a series of small tremors that foreshadowed the massive earthquake the next day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicted
• heralded
• prefigured
• adumbrated
• implied
• anticipated
• foresaw
• foretold
• prophesied
• harbingered
• suggested
• foreran
• presaged
• portended
• forecast
• hinted
• alluded
• prognosticated
• forewarned
• promised
• intimated
• foreknew
• boded
• augured
• foreboded
• connoted
• insinuated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foreshadowed

These decisions foreshadowed what was to come when the docket began. — Meena Shah, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Back in January, Hegseth’s top spokesman, Sean Parnell, foreshadowed changes to the publication, raising concerns inside the newsroom. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The Pax Mongolica also foreshadowed later forms of global commerce. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

His striking soprano may have foreshadowed her own music career, but their experiences didn’t inspire her to fully embrace her heritage until much later. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Pork Soda, in particular, foreshadowed the weight of nu-metal acts like Korn, who also deployed sagging bass in service of profoundly unsettling narratives. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026

That blaze foreshadowed a fire that destroyed Arlington Park in 1985. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

And just like all Greek tragedies, it’s heavily foreshadowed in the first act. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Roberts’s quip foreshadowed his opinion on behalf of the Court holding that near-universal birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the text of the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship clause. — Amanda Frost, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026