Adumbrating

Synonyms for "adumbrating" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Verb(4 words)

dim foreshadow foreshadowing illustrative

Strong matches (4)

Verb(4 words)

indicative obscure outline prefiguration

Related words (8)

Verb(8 words)

prefigurative prefigure shade shadow sketch sketchy tentative vague

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More general

13 entries

depict depiction describedescriptive termforeshadowing illustrate outlinepartial descriptorprefiguration present represent representationvague modifier

More specific

15 entries

brief sketchfaint outlineforeshadowing hatchingpartial forecastprefiguration prefigurative prefigure prefiguringpreliminary outlinepreview shading sketch sketchy tentative

Collocations

17 entries

adumbrating a planadumbrating a theoryadumbrating accountadumbrating descriptionadumbrating frameworkadumbrating hypothesisadumbrating outlineadumbrating sketchadumbrating the argumentadumbrating the outlineadumbrating the resultsadumbrating the thesisadumbration analysisadumbration conceptadumbration processadumbration sketch

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Inflections

3 entries

adumbrated adumbrates adumbrations

Derivations

6 entries

adumbrate adumbration adumbrative adumbratively adumbrator adumbratory

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