forerunning

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Definition of forerunning word

noun forerunning Present participle of forerun. 1

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Parts of speech for Forerunning

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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forerunning popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for forerunning

adjective forerunning

above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
prior — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.

verb forerunning

indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
predict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
augur — If something augurs well or badly for a person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly.
forebode — to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend: clouds that forebode a storm.

All 102 Synonyms of forerunning

Antonyms for forerunning

adjective forerunning

later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.

verb forerunning

bottle up — If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).

All 25 Antonyms of forerunning

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