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anticipation vs foreshadowing

foreshadowing vs anticipation

anticipation and foreshadowing both are nouns.

anticipation is not an adjective while foreshadowing is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anticipation Yes No No No
foreshadowing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, foreshadowing is a hyponym of anticipation; that is, foreshadowing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anticipation:
  • anticipation: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
  • foreshadowing: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
Other hyponyms of anticipation include projection, prognostication, prophecy, vaticination, adumbration, prefiguration.
anticipation (noun) foreshadowing (noun)
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
an expectation
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
anticipation (adjective) foreshadowing (adjective)
indistinctly prophetic
Difference between anticipation and foreshadowing

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