| 单词 | adumbration |
| 释义 | (noun) Synonyms foretelling sign It is a sign of things to come. forecast He delivered his election forecast. prediction He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year. prophecy Nostradamus's prophecy of the end of the world omen Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster. foreshadowing portent This is a frightening portent for the future. presage Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle. prognostication The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future. augury The auguries of death are gathering around him. prefiguration prefigurement Additional synonymsin the sense of augury Definition an omen The auguries of death are gathering around him. Synonyms omen, sign, warning, promise, token, herald (literary), prophecy, precursor, forerunner, portent, harbinger (literary), presage, forewarning, prognostication, auspice, puku (New Zealand) in the sense of forecast Definition a prediction He delivered his election forecast. Synonyms prediction, projection, anticipation, prognosis, planning, guess, outlook, prophecy, foresight, conjecture, forewarning, forethoughtin the sense of omen Definition a thing or occurrence regarded as a sign of future happiness or disaster Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster. Synonyms portent, sign, warning, threat, indication, foreshadowing, foreboding, harbinger (literary), presage, forewarning, writing on the wall, prognostication, augury, prognostic, foretokenNearby words of |
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