Adumbration

Synonyms of adumbration

• outline
• sketch
• hint

Antonyms of adumbration

• clarification
• elucidation
• exposition

Collocations of adumbration

subtle adumbration

Frequency: 70 %

The painting contained a subtle adumbration of the artist's emotions.

mysterious adumbration

Frequency: 60 %

The novel began with a mysterious adumbration of the plot to come.

symbolic adumbration

Frequency: 50 %

The dream was a symbolic adumbration of her inner fears.

dark adumbration

Frequency: 45 %

The play opened with a dark adumbration of the impending tragedy.

vague adumbration

Frequency: 35 %

The speech ended with a vague adumbration of future plans.

Idiomatic Expressions for adumbration

• Phrase: adumbration of a larger issue
  Meaning: a partial or incomplete representation of a broader or more significant problem
  Usage: The protest was just an adumbration of a larger issue of social inequality in the country.