foretoken
Omen of things
Foretoken is a sign or indication of something to come—an omen or portent.
The word functions as both noun and verb: a dark cloud may be a foretoken of storm, or it may foretoken one.
The strange silence in the forest was a foretoken of danger.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, largely replaced by foreshadow or portend.
One who foreshadows
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- signMark conveying information
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- prognosticationForetelling future events
auspice · prophecy · oracle · divination · soothsaying · herald · precursor · indicator
Advance sense of future events
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- sixth senseExtrasensory perception ability
foreboding · presentiment · inkling · sense · feeling · prescience · foresight · suspicion
Careful attention to risk
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- red flagIndicator of danger
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
advisory · notice · signal · heads up · tocsin · clarion call · beacon · siren
Belief about future outcomes
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- predictionForecast of coming events
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
harbinger
One who foreshadows
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- signMark conveying information
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
prognostication · auspice · prophecy · oracle · divination · soothsaying · herald · precursor · indicator · foreboding
premonition
Advance sense of future events
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
sixth sense · foreboding · presentiment · inkling · sense · feeling · prescience · foresight · suspicion · intimation
caution
Careful attention to risk
forewarning · advisory · notice · signal · heads up · tocsin · clarion call · beacon · siren · early warning
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- predictionForecast of coming events
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- foretellingprophesy, foresee, divine, prognosticate, augur
foretokenhindsight
Recognition after the fact
aftermath · postmortem · retrospection · aftereffect · sequel
foretokenmisinformation
False data spread unintentionally
red herring · deception · feint · decoy · false alarm
token, predict, forecast, fore, foretell, presage, portent, foreshadow, foretelling