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BETOKENING Synonyms

29 synonyms for betokening. (exact relations)
14 hypernyms for betokening. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for BETOKENING

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foreshadowing

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

adjective satellite

• indistinctly prophetic

revealing

adjective

adj

adjective

• showing or making known

noun

• the speech act of making something evident

adjective satellite

• disclosing unintentionally something concealed

denoting

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• be a sign or indication of

• have as a meaning

• make known; make an announcement

implying

verb, adverb

v, adv

verb

• express or state indirectly

• suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

• have as a logical consequence

• suggest that someone is guilty

• have as a necessary feature

indicating

verb

v

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

manifesting

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane

adjective satellite

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

verb

• provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

• record in a ship's manifest

• reveal its presence or make an appearance

prefiguring

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• imagine or consider beforehand

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

presaging

verb, adjective

v, adj

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

signalling

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• any incitement to action

• an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

adjective satellite

• notably out of the ordinary

verb

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• be a signal for or a symptom of

signifying

verb

v

verb

• denote or connote

• convey or express a meaning

• make known with a word or signal

indicate

verb

v

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

verb

v

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

presage

verb, noun

v, 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

augur

verb, noun

v, 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

auspicate

verb

v

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

• commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck

bespeak

verb

v

verb

• be a signal for or a symptom of

• express the need or desire for

bode

verb

v

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

forebode

verb

v

verb

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

forecast

verb, noun

v, 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

verb

v

verb

• indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Best Hypernyms For BETOKENING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for betokening, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for FORESHADOWING

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