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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flashback"

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Word	Definition
returnnoun	The act of returning.
backnoun	(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
flashnoun	A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
flashforwardnoun	(narratology) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
analepsisnoun	A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
backfillnoun	The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
backshadowingnoun	(literature) A literary device in which an author shows how an event that already occurred affects the future.
frame storynoun	A literary technique whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.
backstorynoun	The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
framing devicenoun	(narratology) An introductory or main narrative that provides a framework for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.
preflashnoun	(photography) A flash produced in advance of the main flash when taking a picture.
interquelnoun	(narratology) An installment in a series of works set chronologically between two of its predecessors.
spin-offnoun	The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
backdatingnoun	The act by which something is backdated.
prolepsisnoun	(rhetoric) The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
prochronismnoun	An error in chronological order in which something is ascribed an earlier time than the actual one.
bootstrap paradoxnoun	A time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back in time and cause an event in the past or present, which in turn is among the causes of the first event, forming a causal loop in which each event is caused by the other.
prequelizationnoun	(informal) The creation of a prequel to a work.
foreshadowingnoun	Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
foretalenoun	An account given in advance; prediction