betoken vs omen

omen vs betoken

betoken is not a noun while omen is a noun.

betoken and omen both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
betoken	No	No	Yes	No
omen	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, betoken and omen are synonyms defined as:

betoken and omen: indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Other synonyms of betoken include augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.

As verbs, omen is a hyponym of betoken; that is, omen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than betoken:

betoken: be a signal for or a symptom of
omen: indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Other hyponyms of betoken include augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, mark.

betoken (noun)	omen (noun)
	a sign of something about to happen

betoken (verb)	omen (verb)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen	indicate, as with a sign or an omen
be a signal for or a symptom of

Difference between betoken and omen

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