betoken
Serve as omen
Betoken means to be a sign or indication of something: Dark clouds betoken a coming storm.
The word is literary and formal, suggesting that one thing foreshadows or portends another.
It often appears in contexts where visible signs reveal hidden truths or future events: His nervous gestures betokened guilt.
To convey meaning
- denoteRepresent in meaning
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- implyIndicate without stating
- hintIndirect suggestion
manifest · reveal · evidence · demonstrate · show · mark · attest · testify
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- presageIndicate beforehand
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- forebodeWarn of coming evil
premonition · forewarning · precursor · omen · prophecy · prognosticate · foretell · auspice
Mark conveying information
- indicatorSign revealing status
- cueTrigger for action
- markerSomething that signals location
- heraldOfficial news announcer
flag · alert · warning · notification · announcement · indication · telltale · symptom
signify
To convey meaning
hint · manifest · reveal · evidence · demonstrate · show · mark · attest · testify · bespeak
portent
Sign of future calamity
forebode · premonition · forewarning · precursor · omen · prophecy · prognosticate · foretell · auspice · oracle
sign
Mark conveying information
herald · flag · alert · warning · notification · announcement · indication · telltale · symptom · clue
represent
Stand in for
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- embodyExpress through physical form
- typifyEmbody characteristic traits
epitomize · stand for · badge · sign · symbol · personify · allegory · icon · hallmark · insignia