FORETASTES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

foretastes

noun

plural of foretaste

as in symptoms

somewhat formal a small or short experience of something that will not be fully experienced until later The sudden cold snap gave us a foretaste of winter. These layoffs are only a foretaste of what's to come.

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Noun

The usual symptoms include high fever, headache, stiffness and an overall feeling that resembles the flu.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Turnover rates are often symptoms of larger structural challenges, some of which are inherent to trade work, the State of Skilled Trades report found.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of symptoms

Noun

Tinashe has been in pursuit of pop stardom for more than a decade, catching fleeting glimpses of it over the years.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Though the baby’s name and birthdate have not been shared with the public, Grant has shared glimpses of their time together on Instagram.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of glimpses

Noun

These sensual glimmers are no match for the antagonistic sociality of straight male relationships, which, in this novel, quickly convert sympathy or desire into rivalry and aggression.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
These are the glimmers of something in the fringes that keep The Cherry Orchard, even in our age of jonesing to burn it all down, so miraculously delicate and devastating.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

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