Adumbrate
Adumbrate verb - To give a slight indication of beforehand.
Usage example: the strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow
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Synonyms for Adumbrate
Prefigure is a synonym for adumbrate in foresight topic. In some cases you can use "Prefigure" instead a verb "Adumbrate", when it comes to topics like foreshadow. popular alternative
Nearby Words: adumbration, adumbrative, adumbrating
Prefigure
Prefigure verb - To give a slight indication of beforehand.
Usage example: the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring
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Synonyms for Prefigure
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Related pairs
- intimate and adumbrate
- intimate and prefigure
- promise and adumbrate
- promise and prefigure
- forecast and adumbrate
- forecast and prefigure
- prophesy and adumbrate
- prophesy and prefigure
- predict and adumbrate
- predict and prefigure
- presage and adumbrate
- presage and prefigure
- foretell and adumbrate
- foretell and prefigure
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