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foretaste

[fawr-teyst, fohr-, fawr-teyst, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌteɪst, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈteɪst, foʊr- /
NOUN
anticipation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehension awareness
STRONG
foreboding forecast foresight forethought inkling intuition preconception premonition prescience presentiment prevision realization
WEAK
foreseeing prior knowledge
Antonyms
STRONG
hindsight ignorance thoughtlessness
WEAK
amazement astonishment doubt fear sensation surprise unreadiness wonder
NOUN
anticipation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehension hope joy prospect
STRONG
contemplation expectancy foresight impatience outlook preconception premonition preoccupation prescience presentiment promise trust
WEAK
awaiting high hopes looking forward
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance
WEAK
amazement astonishment doubt fear sensation surprise unreadiness wonder
NOUN
writing on the wall
Synonyms
WEAK
fair warning fate hunch omen portent sign of the times
VERB
anticipate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assume await count on forecast foresee prepare for see
STRONG
conjecture divine entertain figure foretell prognosticate prophesy suppose visualize wait
WEAK
bargain for be afraid count chickens cross the bridge have a hunch hope for jump the gun look for look forward to plan on prevision promise oneself see coming see in the cards wait for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubt
WEAK
be amazed be surprised be unready

Example Sentences

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O joy! the dawning sea Answers to the dawning sky, Foretaste of the coming glee When the sun will lord it high!

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George

Foretaste of Heaven. 1What must it be to dwell above, At God's right hand, where Jesus reigns, Since the sweet earnest of his love O'erwhelms us on these earthly plains!

From Hymns for Christian Devotion Especially Adapted to the Universalist Denomination by Chapin, E. H. (Edwin Hubbell)

Foretaste, fōr-tāst′, v.t. to taste before possession: to anticipate: to taste before another.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Her Game was to Domesticate him in Advance, and let him have a Foretaste of what it is to be Boss of your own House, except as to the Bills.

From More Fables by Ade, George