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adumbrate vs suggest

suggest vs adumbrate

adumbrate and suggest both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adumbrate No No Yes No
suggest No No Yes No
As verbs, suggest is a hypernym of adumbrate; that is, suggest is a word with a broader meaning than adumbrate:
  • adumbrate: give to understand
  • suggest: drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Other hypernyms of adumbrate include hint.
adumbrate (verb) suggest (verb)
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of make a proposal, declare a plan for something
give to understand call to mind
imply as a possibility
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Difference between adumbrate and suggest

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