ADUMBRATE Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word adumbrate. (close relations)
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| augur | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen • predict from an omen | ||||||
| betoken | verbv | |||||
verb • be a signal for or a symptom of • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| forebode | verbv | |||||
verb • make a prediction about; tell in advance | ||||||
| forecast | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop verb • predict in advance • judge to be probable • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| foreshadow | verbv | |||||
verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| foretell | verbv | |||||
verb • foreshadow or presage • make a prediction about; tell in advance • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| herald | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (formal) a person who announces important news • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone verb • foreshadow or presage • praise vociferously • greet enthusiastically or joyfully | ||||||
| indicate | verbv | |||||
verb • be a signal for or a symptom of • indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively • to state or express briefly • give evidence of • suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine | ||||||
| portend | verbv | |||||
verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| predict | verbv | |||||
verb • make a prediction about; tell in advance • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| prefigure | verbv | |||||
verb • imagine or consider beforehand • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| presage | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a foreboding about what is about to happen • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| prophesy | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration • deliver a sermon | ||||||
| signify | verbv | |||||
verb • denote or connote • convey or express a meaning • make known with a word or signal | ||||||
| insinuate | verbv | |||||
verb • introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner • give to understand | ||||||
| intimate | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • someone to whom private matters are confided adjective satellite • marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity • concerning things deeply private and personal • having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere • having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship • used euphemistically to refer to the genitals • involved in a sexual relationship • innermost or essential • thoroughly acquainted through study or experience verb • give to understand • imply as a possibility | ||||||
| outline | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the line that appears to bound an object • a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory • a schematic or preliminary plan verb • describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of • draw up an outline or sketch for something • trace the shape of | ||||||
| sketch | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • preliminary drawing for later elaboration • a brief literary description • short descriptive summary (of events) • a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine verb • make a sketch of • describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of | ||||||
