Synonyms of straw in the wind

straw in the wind

phrase

as in forerunner

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event

He saw the increase of routine surveillance as another straw in the wind.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forerunner
• suggestion
• hint
• precursor
• prediction
• foreshadowing
• augury
• foreboding
• presage
• herald
• portent
• omen
• boding
• badge
• auspice
• prophecy
• prefiguring
• token
• inkling
• intimation
• mark
• forecast
• foretaste
• harbinger
• forewarning
• prognostication
• divination
• foretelling
• prophesy
• note