What is another word for foretoken?

Pronunciation: [fɔːtˈə͡ʊkən] (IPA)

Foretoken is a noun that refers to a sign of something to come, an omen or a warning indicator. Synonyms for foretoken include prediction, prophecy, harbinger, portent, augury, premonition, presage, sign, signal, warning, indication, clue, token, and symbol. Each of these synonyms refers to an indication or an event that suggests or implies the future occurrence of something. While some of these words may have slightly different connotations, they can be used interchangeably with foretoken depending on the context. In essence, any event that points to something in the future can be considered a foretoken, harbinger, or omen.

Synonyms for Foretoken:

What are the hypernyms for Foretoken?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for foretoken?

Foretoken means a sign or warning of a future event. Antonyms for foretoken include confidence, assurance, certainty, and security. These words suggest a sense of security and a lack of apprehension. They convey the opposite of the uncertainty and unease associated with foretoken. Confidence suggests a belief in one's abilities or in the success of a particular endeavor. Assurance implies a guarantee or promise that something will happen. Certainty suggests a lack of doubt or ambiguity. Security implies safety and protection from harm or danger. All of these words carry positive connotations and offer a sense of comfort and stability.

What are the antonyms for Foretoken?

Usage examples for Foretoken

The eve of that day was a happy bed-time; but over his ardent reveries, over the vista of future achievements, there suddenly, darkly loomed another thought, a foretoken and clammy shroud, which smote the young prince with trembling.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
"At length, a glimmer of light appeared, which we imagined to be rather the foretoken of an approaching burst of flames, as in truth it was, than the return of day.
"Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror"
Richard Linthicum Trumbull White Samuel Fallows
For, as before the Conquest, they misliked nothing more in King Edward the Confessor, than that he was Frenchified, and accounted the desire of a foreign language then to be a foretoken of the bringing in of foreign powers, which indeed happened."
"The English Language"
Robert Gordon Latham

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