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

Her life with George Harrison was foreshadowed by a visit to a gallery in Rome. — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Tung’s tenure and resignation foreshadowed years of pro-democracy unrest that culminated in the 2019 protests and Beijing’s repressive national security law. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

The novel, published in 1988, foreshadowed the career to come by taking on, with disarming frankness, everything from child abuse to transracial adoption. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Doing this for any longer is dangerous, a fact Brown foreshadowed throughout his final months in charge. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

There wasn’t mention of the drubbing that the Rams took in its opener against the 49ers, but that was perhaps foreshadowed by McVay during his interview. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

Katie Mattic's dream and the crack in the chimney, her daughters say, foreshadowed the fracture that was to come. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Last year's hearing foreshadowed today's battle The project has been steeped in controversy. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

And his cynical dealings in Washington foreshadowed a toxification of US politics that now runs rampant. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026