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foreshadow vs prefigure

prefigure vs foreshadow

foreshadow and prefigure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foreshadow No No Yes No
prefigure No No Yes No
As verbs, foreshadow and prefigure are synonyms defined as:
  • foreshadow and prefigure: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Other synonyms of foreshadow include augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foretell, omen, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate.
foreshadow (verb) prefigure (verb)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen indicate, as with a sign or an omen
imagine or consider beforehand
Difference between foreshadow and prefigure

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