Synonyms for adumbrate
æˈdʌm breɪt, ˈæd əmˌbreɪtad·um·brate

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1. sketch, outline, adumbrateverb

   describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

   "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"

   Synonyms:
   sketch, limn, outline, intimate, insinuate, draft, delineate, chalk out

2. intimate, adumbrate, insinuateverb

   give to understand

   "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

   Synonyms:
   insinuate, sketch, outline, intimate, suggest

Matched Categories

1. • Describe
   • Suggest

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. adumbrateverb

   Synonyms:
   shadow, foreshadow, shadow out, shadow forth

2. adumbrateverb

   Synonyms:
   typify, represent, symbolize, show, denote, stand for

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