Synonyms of foreshadows

foreshadows

verb

present tense third-person singular of foreshadow

as in prefigures

to give a slight indication of beforehand

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prefigures
• predicts
• implies
• heralds
• anticipates
• adumbrates
• foresees
• foretells
• suggests
• harbingers
• presages
• portends
• foreruns
• prophesies
• bodes
• alludes
• forecasts
• hints
• prognosticates
• promises
• connotes
• forebodes
• augurs
• foreknows
• intimates
• forewarns
• insinuates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foreshadows

On the title track Chen reaches for the psaltery (a kind of zither without frets), creating a meandering, medieval atmosphere whose ubiquitous electronic background buzz foreshadows the biting screams and blistering bass to come. — James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

And the angelic youth Dorian Gray’s deadly descent into vanity and vice—ignited by a hubristic obsession with his own image—eerily foreshadows the grim trajectory of Wilde’s later years. — Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Early on, there’s a moment that foreshadows what the real debate is (or should be). — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026

The piece foreshadows Saar’s penchant for transforming common items into near-mystical objects with seemingly simple flourishes that belie complex themes. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

This also foreshadows the difficult reality that our talent model must evolve in tandem. — Rachel Proffitt, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Earlier poem-scrolls appear here, too, written in a style that foreshadows the graffiti Wong would come to love decades later. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026