foretaste
Hint of coming
A foretaste is a small advance sample of something to come—a preview that hints at a fuller experience ahead.
The warm February day was a foretaste of spring.
The word carries anticipation: a foretaste suggests more is coming, whether pleasant or not.
The opening skirmish proved a foretaste of the brutal campaign ahead.
Small mouthful of liquid
- nibbleSmall, tentative bite
- bitePierce with teeth
- morselSmall piece of food
- samplingExtracting subset for study
trial · spoonful · mouthful · preview · test · tryout · demonstration
Something that piques interest
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- sneak peekAdvance partial viewing
- glimpseFleeting view
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
prelude · prologue · debut · showcase · unveiling · reveal · screening · demonstration
Slight, uncertain awareness
- intimationIndirect indication of something
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- indicationSign of what's coming
- glimpseFleeting view
trace · whisper · impression · touch · whiff · smattering · glimmer · shadow
One who foreshadows
- portentSign of future calamity
- presageIndicate beforehand
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
premonition · augury · sign · warning · prophecy · prognostication · auspice · foreboding
sip
Small mouthful of liquid
sampling · trial · spoonful · mouthful · preview · test · tryout · demonstration
teaser
Something that piques interest
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- sneak peekAdvance partial viewing
- glimpseFleeting view
introduction · prelude · prologue · debut · showcase · unveiling · reveal · screening · demonstration · synopsis
inkling
Slight, uncertain awareness
- intimationIndirect indication of something
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- indicationSign of what's coming
glimpse · trace · whisper · impression · touch · whiff · smattering · glimmer · shadow · echo
harbinger
One who foreshadows
- portentSign of future calamity
- presageIndicate beforehand
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
forewarning · premonition · augury · sign · warning · prophecy · prognostication · auspice · foreboding · adumbration
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
promise · hope · yearning · longing · imminence · readiness · preparation · outlook · countdown
- omensomens, omen, portent, portents, signs
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
- hintshint, clue, tip, nudge, cue
- preludesprelude, overture, chorale prelude, introduction, intro
foretasteaftertaste
Residual flavor perception
aftermath · aftereffect · hindsight · retrospect · memory
foretastesurprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
shock · astonishment · amazement · bolt from the blue · ambush
foretastewhole thing
totality · entirety · main event · culmination · fulfillment