English adjective: foreshadowing | |||
1. | foreshadowing indistinctly prophetic | ||
Synonyms | adumbrative, prefigurative | ||
Similar | prophetic, prophetical | ||
Antonyms | unprophetic | ||
English noun: foreshadowing | |||
1. | foreshadowing (cognition) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand | ||
Synonyms | adumbration, prefiguration | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anticipation, prediction, prevision | ||