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

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

With almost three years left in his final term, Trump’s absence from CPAC foreshadows his eventual departure as leader of the GOP and the conservative movement, a role typically served by the president or the party’s leading contender for the White House. — Gromer Jeffers Jr. political, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026