Synonyms for foreshow

Most common

predict · bode · augur · foreshadow · foretell · presage · portend · betoken

All synonyms

Verb

Forms

Past participle

foreshown
e.g. foreshown → predicted, boded, augured, foreshadowed…

Example sentences

• predict Tom actually believed he could predict the future.
• bode The sound of a trumpet will bode the end of the world.
• augur That does not augur well for the rest of our dialogue.
• foretell It's completely impossible to foretell his reaction.
• presage A crow's cry at midnight was said to presage death in the village.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

omen², bode¹

5 letters

augur²

7 letters

predict², presage², portend², betoken

8 letters

foretell², forebode²

9 letters

prefigure, auspicate

10 letters

foreshadow³

11 letters

foresignify

13 letters

prognosticate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen² = 2 syllables).