Definition for Adumbration:

• a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation

Synonyms for Adumbration:

• n.

  •adumbration (noun)
  • prefiguration.
  •artifact (noun)
  • adumbration.
  •emblem (noun)
  • reminder,
  • identification,
  • miniature,
  • image,
  • monogram,
  • memento,
  • attribute,
  • type,
  • device,
  • scepter,
  • impress,
  • colophon,
  • sign,
  • colors,
  • standard,
  • logo,
  • token,
  • brand,
  • character,
  • design,
  • marker,
  • regalia,
  • insignia,
  • badge,
  • coat of arms,
  • motto,
  • hallmark,
  • trademark,
  • mark,
  • seal,
  • pennant,
  • flag,
  • symbol,
  • figure,
  • arms,
  • banner.
  •figure of speech (noun)
  • irony,
  • onomatopoeia,
  • understatement,
  • ornament,
  • communication that is not meant literally; stylistic device,
  • flourish,
  • sarcasm,
  • parallel,
  • allegory,
  • Asyndeton,
  • echoism,
  • ellipsis,
  • alliteration,
  • metonymy,
  • satire,
  • analogue,
  • imagery,
  • turn of phrase,
  • synecdoche,
  • paradox,
  • litotes,
  • bathos,
  • antithesis,
  • apostrophe,
  • alliterations,
  • oxymoron,
  • rhetoric,
  • euphemism,
  • analogy,
  • trope,
  • expression,
  • exaggeration,
  • apostrophes,
  • allusion,
  • Tropology,
  • conceit,
  • anticlimax,
  • oxymora,
  • euphuism,
  • hyperbole,
  • personification,
  • metonymies,
  • onomatopoeias,
  • antistrophe,
  • aposiopesis,
  • flower,
  • way of speaking,
  • malapropism,
  • manner of speaking,
  • Ellipses,
  • metaphor,
  • anaphora,
  • simile,
  • malapropisms,
  • parable,
  • proteron,
  • tropes,
  • comparison.
  •hint (noun)
  • warning,
  • mention,
  • print,
  • scent,
  • tip-off,
  • implication,
  • tip,
  • smattering,
  • in formation,
  • information,
  • evidence,
  • wrinkle,
  • taste,
  • notion,
  • communication,
  • insinuation,
  • glimmerings,
  • observation,
  • idea,
  • telltales,
  • inference,
  • tip off,
  • tinge,
  • word to wise,
  • connotation,
  • signification,
  • notice,
  • clue,
  • iota,
  • advice,
  • inkling,
  • whiff,
  • innuendo,
  • pointer,
  • reference,
  • tipoff,
  • omen,
  • denotation,
  • glimmering,
  • help,
  • whisper,
  • symptom,
  • impression,
  • announcement,
  • suspicion,
  • intimation,
  • wink,
  • flea in ear,
  • lead,
  • trace,
  • telltale.
  •representation (noun)
  • narration,
  • delegation,
  • reproduction,
  • enactment,
  • Re-presentation,
  • imitation,
  • duplicate,
  • impersonation.
  •revelation (noun)
  • prophecy,
  • apocalypse,
  • showing,
  • proclamation,
  • exposition,
  • divination,
  • exhibition,
  • publication,
  • exposure,
  • vision,
  • news,
  • display,
  • unveiling,
  • leak,
  • betrayal,
  • broadcasting,
  • discovery,
  • scoop,
  • oracle,
  • break,
  • flash,
  • inspiration.
  •shade (noun)
  • shadows,
  • cover,
  • Obscuration,
  • obscurations,
  • coolness,
  • Umbrae,
  • umbra,
  • dusk,
  • shadiness,
  • umbras,
  • darkness,
  • blackness,
  • gloominess,
  • semi-darkness,
  • umbrage,
  • penumbras,
  • screen,
  • semidarkness,
  • penumbra.
  •shadow (noun)
  • protection,
  • gloom,
  • shelter,
  • dimness,
  • dark.
  •sketch (noun)
  • portrayal,
  • illustration,
  • blueprint,
  • delineation,
  • depiction,
  • diagram,
  • doodle,
  • compendium,
  • shape,
  • form,
  • description,
  • likeness,
  • survey,
  • report,
  • chart,
  • version,
  • syllabus,
  • painting,
  • plan,
  • account,
  • skeleton,
  • draft,
  • cartoon,
  • copy,
  • configuration,
  • piece,
  • summary,
  • monograph,
  • rough,
  • picture,
  • digest.

• Other synonyms:

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  • shadow.

Antonyms for Adumbration:

• n.

  • hint
    heedlessness, information, neglect, lot.
  • indication
    misinformation.
  • representation
    difference, original.
  • revelation
    quiet, hiding, secret, cover, concealment.
  • shade
    brightness, gap, lightness, light.

Adumbration Sentence Examples:

• Now, if we turn to the corresponding passage in Ephesians, we find that marriage is regarded from a high and sacred point of view, as being an earthly shadow and faint adumbration of the union between Christ and the Church.

• The reason for the decision is at once a very triumph of persuasiveness, which would be ingenious if it were not so spontaneous, and an adumbration of the very spirit of Christ's appeal for service to us.

Hyponym for Adumbration:

• n.

  • artifact
    representation.
  • cognition
    prediction, prevision, anticipation.