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PROLEPSIS Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word prolepsis. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word prolepsis. (close relations)
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proleptical

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anticipation
nounn
noun

• an expectation

• something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

• the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

• anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

foreknowledge
nounn
noun

• knowledge of an event before it occurs

foresight
nounn
noun

• providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

• seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

prevision
nounn
noun

• a prophetic vision (as in a dream)

• the power to foresee the future

• seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

• the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

anachronism
nounn
noun

• something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

• an artifact that belongs to another time

• a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

foreshadowing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

adjective satellite

• indistinctly prophetic

flashforward
nounn
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Best Hypernyms For PROLEPSIS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for prolepsis, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (1)
rhetorical device

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