Foreshadowing

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  • v. Present participle of foreshadow.
  • n. A literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A typifying; representation by image.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
  • adj. indistinctly prophetic
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    betoken    point    bespeak    indicate    signal   
    Hyponym
    foreshow    threaten   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prefigure    signify    indicate    shadow    foreshow    adumbrate    presage    antitype   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Colorado    overshadow