adumbration
Hint of what's coming
Adumbration is a faint outline or sketch of something, or a partial disclosure that hints at what's to come.
The word suggests shadowing forth—giving a dim preview rather than full revelation: The early scenes contain adumbrations of the tragedy ahead.
In theology, events in the Hebrew Bible are sometimes read as adumbrations of the New Testament.
Symbolic anticipation of future
- portentSign of future calamity
- presageIndicate beforehand
- foretokenProphetic indication
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
omen · precursor · augury · premonition · foretaste · forewarning · anticipation · prefigure
Symbolic tale with deeper meaning
- prefigurationSymbolic anticipation of future
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- representationDepiction or likeness
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
archetype · foreshadowing · parable · analogy · figure · type · antitype · prophetic
Indirect indication of something
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
allusion · implication · indication · whisper · nuance · insinuation · clue · overtone
Hasty informal drawing
- draftPreliminary version of text
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- schemaOrganized representational structure
contour · profile · diagram · schematic · layout · plan · design · structure
Light blocked by object
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- dimmingDecreasing in brightness
darkening · shade · overshadowing · concealment · clouding · obfuscation · veiling · screening
prefiguration
Symbolic anticipation of future
harbinger · omen · precursor · augury · premonition · foretaste · forewarning · anticipation · prefigure · herald
allegory
Symbolic tale with deeper meaning
- prefigurationSymbolic anticipation of future
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- representationDepiction or likeness
emblem · archetype · foreshadowing · parable · analogy · figure · type · antitype · prophetic · metaphor
intimation
Indirect indication of something
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
trace · allusion · implication · indication · whisper · nuance · insinuation · clue · overtone · undertone
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
- draftPreliminary version of text
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- frameworkUnderlying support system
schema · contour · profile · diagram · schematic · layout · plan · design · structure · tracing
shadow
Light blocked by object
dimming · darkening · shade · overshadowing · concealment · clouding · obfuscation · veiling · screening · masking
adumbrationspecification
Detailed technical requirement
transparency · elucidation · explication · tell-all · particularization
adumbrationclarification
Making meaning plain
elucidation · illumination · explication · crystallization · demystification
adumbrationfulfillment
State of achieved purpose
realization · actualization · consummation · materialization · fruition
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