Synonyms for sign
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1. sign

   A sign (Latin signum) is any distinctive mark by which a thing may be recognized or its presence known, and may be intentional or accidental, natural or artificial, suggestive, descriptive, or wholly arbitrary; thus, a blush may be a sign of shame; the footprint of an animal is a sign that it has passed; the sign of a business house now usually declares what is done or kept within, but formerly might be an object having no connection with the business, as "the sign of the trout;" the letters of the alphabet are signs of certain sounds. While a sign may be involuntary, and even unconscious, a signal is always voluntary, and is usually concerted; a ship may show signs of distress to the casual observer, but signals of distress are a distinct appeal for aid. A symptom is a vital phenomenon resulting from a diseased condition; in medical language a sign is an indication of any physical condition, whether morbid or healthy; thus, a hot skin and rapid pulse are symptoms of pneumonia; dulness of some portion of the lungs under percussion is one of the physical signs. Compare AUGUR; CHARACTERISTIC; EMBLEM.

   Synonyms:
   emblem, indication, manifestation, mark, note, omen, presage, prognostic, signal, symbol, symptom, token, type

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1. sign

   Synonyms:
   token, indication, proof, memorial, expression, symbol, emblem, prefiguration, badge, type, premonition, symptom, prognostic, mark, wonder, presage, signal

   Antonyms:
   misindication, misrepresentation, misleader

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1. sign, marknoun

   a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

   "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"

   Synonyms:
   marking, signaling, augury, mark, sucker, house, bell ringer, target, crisscross, preindication, polarity, fall guy, star sign, stigma, score, mansion, brand, grade, planetary house, chump, signal, sign of the zodiac, mug, signboard, foretoken, scratch, home run, gull, patsy, fool, marker, scrape, cross, print, scar, stain, bull's eye, soft touch

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, incommunicative

2. signnoun

   a public display of a message

   "he posted signs in all the shop windows"

   Synonyms:
   augury, signaling, house, preindication, foretoken, planetary house, signboard, signal, mansion, sign of the zodiac, mark, star sign, polarity

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, incommunicative

3. signal, signaling, signnoun

   any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

   "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

   Synonyms:
   augury, signaling, house, foretoken, planetary house, signboard, signal, sign of the zodiac, preindication, mansion, mark, star sign, polarity

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, uncommunicative

4. signboard, signnoun

   structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

   "the highway was lined with signboards"

   Synonyms:
   augury, signaling, house, foretoken, planetary house, signboard, signal, sign of the zodiac, preindication, mansion, mark, star sign, polarity

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, uncommunicative

5. sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary housenoun

   (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

   Synonyms:
   business firm, signboard, mansion, planetary house, theatre, signaling, mark, menage, hall, polarity, home, foretoken, sign of the zodiac, mansion house, family, theater, star sign, preindication, manse, residence, firm, augury, signal, house, household

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, incommunicative

6. signnoun

   (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

   "there were no signs of asphyxiation"

   Synonyms:
   augury, signaling, house, preindication, foretoken, planetary house, signboard, signal, mansion, sign of the zodiac, mark, star sign, polarity

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, uncommunicative

7. polarity, signnoun

   having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

   "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"

   Synonyms:
   augury, signaling, house, mutual opposition, planetary house, signboard, signal, sign of the zodiac, preindication, mansion, mark, foretoken, star sign, polarity

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, incommunicative

8. augury, sign, foretoken, preindicationnoun

   an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

   "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"

   Synonyms:
   augury, foretoken, signaling, house, planetary house, signboard, signal, sign of the zodiac, preindication, mansion, mark, star sign, polarity

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, uncommunicative

9. signnoun

   a gesture that is part of a sign language

   Synonyms:
   augury, signaling, house, preindication, foretoken, planetary house, signboard, signal, mansion, sign of the zodiac, mark, star sign, polarity

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, incommunicative

10. signnoun

    a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

    "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure

    Synonyms:
    augury, signaling, house, preindication, foretoken, planetary house, signboard, signal, mansion, sign of the zodiac, mark, star sign, polarity

    Antonyms:
    incommunicative, uncommunicative

11. signadjective

    a character indicating a relation between quantities

    "don't forget the minus sign"

    Synonyms:
    augury, signaling, house, preindication, foretoken, planetary house, signboard, signal, mansion, sign of the zodiac, mark, star sign, polarity

    Antonyms:
    uncommunicative, incommunicative

12. gestural, sign(a), signed, sign-language(a)verb

    used of the language of the deaf

    Antonyms:
    uncommunicative, incommunicative

13. sign, subscribeverb

    mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)

    "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"

    Synonyms:
    signalise, sign up, signalize, sign on, bless, signal, support, pledge, contract, ratify, subscribe, take, subscribe to

    Antonyms:
    uncommunicative, incommunicative

14. sign, ratifyverb

    approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

    "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

    Synonyms:
    signalise, sign up, signalize, sign on, bless, signal, contract, ratify, subscribe

    Antonyms:
    incommunicative, uncommunicative

15. signverb

    be engaged by a written agreement

    "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"

    Synonyms:
    signalise, sign up, signalize, sign on, bless, signal, contract, ratify, subscribe

    Antonyms:
    uncommunicative, incommunicative

16. sign, contract, sign on, sign upverb

    engage by written agreement

    "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

    Synonyms:
    shorten, condense, concentrate, sign up, abbreviate, constrict, narrow, press, reduce, take, undertake, bless, signalize, cut, subscribe, squeeze, get, compress, contract, sign on, foreshorten, ratify, abridge, signalise, signal, shrink, compact

    Antonyms:
    incommunicative, uncommunicative

17. sign, signal, signalize, signaliseverb

    communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

    "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"

    Synonyms:
    bespeak, indicate, point out, betoken, call attention, bless, signalize, subscribe, signalise, contract, sign on, distinguish, ratify, signal, point, sign up

    Antonyms:
    uncommunicative, incommunicative

18. signverb

    place signs, as along a road

    "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"

    Synonyms:
    signalise, sign up, signalize, sign on, bless, signal, contract, ratify, subscribe

    Antonyms:
    uncommunicative, incommunicative

19. signverb

    communicate in sign language

    "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"

    Synonyms:
    signalise, sign up, signalize, sign on, bless, signal, contract, ratify, subscribe

    Antonyms:
    incommunicative, uncommunicative

20. bless, signverb

    make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

    Synonyms:
    ratify, hallow, signalize, sign up, sign on, bless, signal, contract, consecrate, subscribe, sanctify, signalise

    Antonyms:
    uncommunicative, incommunicative

Matched Categories

1. • Clue
   • Communicate
   • Communication
   • Contract
   • Evidence
   • Experience
   • Gesture
   • Language Unit
   • Linguistics
   • Medicine
   • Opposition
   • Place
   • Region
   • Validate
   • Write
   • Zodiac

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1. readerboard

   a readerboard is a sign that displays a written message. it can be digital or just be made up of plastic letters that can be changed to read out a customizable message. you would generally see them in front of restaurants, banks, and schools.

   what is written on that readerboard? what is written on that messageboard?

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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1. signnoun

   Synonyms:
   token, mark, note, indication, index, symptom, manifestation, symbol, emblem

2. signnoun

   Synonyms:
   signal, beacon

3. signnoun

   Synonyms:
   prodigy, wonder, miracle, portent, augury, presage, prognostic, auspice, foreboding, omen

4. signverb

   Synonyms:
   subscribe, put one's name to, affix one's signature to

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1. signnoun

   Synonyms:
   omen, auspice, portent, prodigy, prognostic, augury, foretoken, presage, mark, token, indication, symptom, index, emblem, symbol, trace, vestige, ensign, signal, beacon, gesture, motion, signature

   Associated words:
   ominous, portentous, augurial, semeiology, semeiological, sematology, semiotic, semeiography

2. signverb

   Synonyms:
   signify, mark, indicate, betoken, subscribe

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1. List of paraphrases for "sign":

   signal, signing, signs, signature, signed, indication, omen, signe, mark, symbol, symptom, evidence, poster, trace, sign-a, message, conclude, billboard

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1. SIGN

   Synonyms:
   Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

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1. Sara Baker:

   With Governor Parson's decision to sign HB 126, Governor Parson joins the other out of touch Republican leaders who fail to protect the right to an abortion even in cases of rape and incest, this legislation puts politicians in the exam room and challenges the basic autonomy of Missourians.

2. New York:

   New York City should still use this opportunity to rename the street and thumb ournose at the North Korean dictatorship. Otto's life could matter even more as a strong sign against totalitarianism.

3. Jed Mottley:

   My mom was one of the most religious people I knew and she always said,' I'm going to give you guys a sign from the other side,' she passed away in 2012 but we never got that sign.

4. Erick Thomas:

   It's a good sign of influence from another language.

5. Joshua Barrett:

   When you look out your front door and you see three bars and a sign that says ‘ Live Bait ’ and you look at your neighbors houses an they’re just not the same quality of home that you’re buying or you’re renovating I think caveat emptor ; I think it’s buyer beware, i ’m a little disappointed in that. I think it’s not fair.