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threaten vs foreshadow

foreshadow vs threaten

threaten and foreshadow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
threaten No No Yes No
foreshadow No No Yes No
As verbs, foreshadow is a hypernym of threaten; that is, foreshadow is a word with a broader meaning than threaten:
  • threaten: to be a menacing indication of something
  • foreshadow: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Other hypernyms of threaten include augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.
threaten (verb) foreshadow (verb)
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against indicate, as with a sign or an omen
to be a menacing indication of something
pose a threat to; present a danger to
Difference between threaten and foreshadow

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