Synonyms for prefigure
priˈfɪg yərpre·fig·ure

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1. prefigureverb

   Synonyms:
   portend, presage, foreshadow, announce

2. prefigureverb

   To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand

   Synonyms:
   announce, foreshadow, presage, portend

3. prefigureverb

   To predict or foresee

   Synonyms:
   foreshadow, presage, portend, announce

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1. prefigureverb

   imagine or consider beforehand

   "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

   Synonyms:
   presage, bode, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prognosticate, auspicate, betoken, foreshadow, augur, forecast

2. bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predictverb

   indicate by signs

   "These signs bode bad news"

   Synonyms:
   predict, herald, bespeak, indicate, promise, figure, betoken, announce, count on, annunciate, bode, foreshadow, omen, point, harbinger, estimate, portend, call, prognosticate, anticipate, reckon, augur, calculate, foretell, forebode, signal, forecast, auspicate, presage

Matched Categories

1. • Imagine

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1. prefigureverb

   Synonyms:
   foreshow, betoken, foreshadow, portend, signify, indicate

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