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signal vs betoken

betoken vs signal

signal is a noun but betoken is not a noun.

signal is an adjective but betoken is not an adjective.

signal and betoken both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
signal Yes Yes Yes No
betoken No No Yes No
As verbs, signal and betoken are synonyms defined as:
  • signal and betoken: be a signal for or a symptom of
Other synonyms of signal include bespeak, indicate, point.
As verbs, betoken is a hyponym of signal; that is, betoken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than signal:
  • signal: be a signal for or a symptom of
  • betoken: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Other hyponyms of signal include augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, mark.
signal (noun) betoken (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
any incitement to action
an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
signal (adjective) betoken (adjective)
notably out of the ordinary
signal (verb) betoken (verb)
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs indicate, as with a sign or an omen
be a signal for or a symptom of be a signal for or a symptom of
Difference between signal and betoken

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