Synonyms for signal
ˈsɪg nlsig·nal

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1. signalnoun

   Useful information.

   Antonyms:
   noise

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1. signal

   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, sign, symbol, symptom, token, type

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1. signal

   Synonyms:
   eminent, conspicuous, remarkable, extraordinary, notable, memorable, illustrious, important, saline, distinguished

   Antonyms:
   ordinary, common, unnoticeable, mediocre, unmemorable, unimportant

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1. signal, signaling, signnoun

   any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

   "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

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

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive

2. signalnoun

   any incitement to action

   "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"

   Synonyms:
   sign, signaling

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive

3. signaladjective

   an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

   Synonyms:
   sign, signaling

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive

4. signalverb

   notably out of the ordinary

   "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive

5. 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:
   sign, bespeak, indicate, point out, betoken, call attention, bless, signalize, subscribe, signalise, contract, sign on, distinguish, ratify, point, sign up

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive

6. bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signalverb

   be a signal for or a symptom of

   "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

   Synonyms:
   predict, augur, foreshadow, taper, call for, prognosticate, place, suggest, betoken, show, head, guide, request, foretell, maneuver, auspicate, signalise, point, channelize, level, indicate, channelise, sign, steer, quest, manoeuver, signalize, aim, designate, manoeuvre, portend, direct, bode, charge, luff, presage, repoint, argue, bespeak, target, orient, omen, forecast, sharpen, prefigure

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive

Matched Categories

1. • Communication
   • Incitement

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1. signalnoun

   Synonyms:
   token, mark, indication, SIGN, beacon

2. signaladjective

   Synonyms:
   eminent, memorable, extraordinary, remarkable, noted, conspicuous

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1. signaladjective

   Synonyms:
   memorable, remarkable, noticeable, notable

2. signalnoun

   Synonyms:
   sign, ensign, beacon

   Associated words:
   pharology

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1. List of paraphrases for "signal":

   sign, message, signals, cue, signalling, indication, signs, mark, signaling, gesture, transmissions

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1. Robert Palladino:

   It does not signal a change of U.S. policy on Jerusalem, the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem are subject to final status negotiations between the parties.

2. Klaus Beck:

   The expectation is that as a middle income country, the Philippines can fund its own programs with less support from donors, what signal does it send to the development world about the country's commitment to reproductive health when it does not fund a law that it has already passed?

3. Philip Hammond:

   What will start to reduce uncertainty is when we are able to set out more clearly the kind of arrangement we envisage going forward with the European Union, if our European Union partners respond to such a vision positively - obviously it will be subject to negotiation - so that there is a sense perhaps later this year that we are all on the same page in terms of where we expect to be going. I think that will send a reassuring signal to the business community and to markets.

4. Ted Lieu:

   The emergency declaration is nothing more than an egregious abuse of power by an Administration that doesn't like being told,' No.' There is no emergency, but there is a conflict in Yemen that has killed thousands of civilians with US-made weapons and a Congress that is tired of being complicit, the Trump Administration knows that these sales would not meet that standard, so they decided to declare a fake emergency in order to bypass Congress. The Trump Administration's a tactic they've used before. This legislation sends a strong signal that we will not tolerate the Trump Administration's blatant abuse of power.

5. Julio Davila:

   She projects an image of difference, the first female [ to be elected Mayor ], gay -- I think that sends a very powerful signal that Bogotá is different.