foreshadow

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Learn the meaning of foreshadow with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

foreshadow

(verb)

Meaning

to indicate an event before it happens

Example

"The dark clouds foreshadow a storm approaching the town."

Synonyms

predicthintsuggest

Antonyms

obscuredistractconfuse

More about this word

Word origin
From Middle English, combining 'fore' and 'shadow'.
Related word forms
  • verb: foreshadowed
  • noun: foreshadowing

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