Synonyms of prefiguring

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noun

as in forerunner

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event

the preaching of John the Baptist is generally regarded by Christians as a prefiguring of the ministry of Jesus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forerunner
• foreshadowing
• precursor
• presage
• portent
• hint
• suggestion
• prediction
• omen
• herald
• foreboding
• augury
• prophecy
• boding
• harbinger
• foretaste
• straw in the wind
• auspice
• intimation
• badge
• prophesy
• foretelling
• inkling
• forewarning
• forecast
• mark
• token
• divination
• prognostication
• note

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verb

present participle of prefigure

as in foreshadowing

to give a slight indication of beforehand

the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foreshadowing
• heralding
• adumbrating
• predicting
• implying
• anticipating
• foreseeing
• forerunning
• foretelling
• suggesting
• presaging
• foreknowing
• harbingering
• prophesying
• portending
• forecasting
• hinting
• prognosticating
• alluding
• connoting
• forewarning
• promising
• foreboding
• intimating
• boding
• auguring
• forboding
• insinuating