forerunning
Leading the way
Forerunning is the present participle of forerun—to go before, to precede, or to be an early sign of something to come.
A forerunning symptom hints at illness before full onset.
Forerunning events signal what follows: The protests were forerunning signs of revolution.
The word suggests anticipation or harbinger rather than mere sequence.
Hinting at later events
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- portendingIndicating future events
- presagingIndicating something to come
auguring · boding · intimating · announcing · proclaiming · foretelling · prefiguring · betokening
Being the first through
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- pathfindingCalculating efficient travel routes
- vanguardForemost position or group
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
leading · spearheading · innovating · exploring · venturing · scouting · charting · blazing
Coming before in order
- antecedingHappening before something else
- predatingExisting before something else
- prefacingAdding opening remarks
- preparatoryDone before something else
preliminary · introductory · ancestral · prototypical · foundational · originating · initiating · early
Stating future outcomes
- foretellingAnnouncing future events
- presagingIndicating something to come
- prophesyingDeclaring future events
- diviningPerceiving through supernatural means
auguring · prognosticating · oracular · visionary · clairvoyant · prescient · sibylline · mantic
foreshadowing
Hinting at later events
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- portendingIndicating future events
presaging · auguring · boding · intimating · announcing · proclaiming · foretelling · prefiguring · betokening · prognosticating
trailblazing
Being the first through
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- pathfindingCalculating efficient travel routes
- vanguardForemost position or group
avant-garde · leading · spearheading · innovating · exploring · venturing · scouting · charting · blazing · advancing
preceding
Coming before in order
- antecedingHappening before something else
- predatingExisting before something else
- prefacingAdding opening remarks
preparatory · preliminary · introductory · ancestral · prototypical · foundational · originating · initiating · early · prior
predicting
Stating future outcomes
- foretellingAnnouncing future events
- presagingIndicating something to come
- prophesyingDeclaring future events
divining · auguring · prognosticating · oracular · visionary · clairvoyant · prescient · sibylline · mantic · divinatory
forerunningfollowing
Coming after another
trailing · succeeding · lagging · trailing behind · subsequent
forerunningimitating
Copying another's manner
copying · derivative · following suit · jumping on the bandwagon · unoriginal
runner, running, overrun, outrun, forerunner, rerun, outrunning, forerun, outrunner