Synonyms and Antonyms of sign

synonym (synonym of sign)

  • (noun)
    emblem, mark, presage, symbol, token, indication, note, prognostic, symptom, type, manifestation, omen, signal
    A sign (L. signum) is any distinctive mark by which a thing may be recognized or its presence known, and may be intentional or accidental, natural or more.. (noun)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    mark
    a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    signal, signaling
    any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    signboard
    structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.location)
    house, mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign
    (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.linkdef)
    polarity
    having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) (noun.linkdef)
     
  • (noun.event)
    augury, foretoken, preindication
    an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come (noun.event)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    subscribe
    mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    ratify
    approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    contract, sign on, sign up
    engage by written agreement (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    signal, signalise, signalize
    communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    bless
    make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate (verb.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    gestural, sign-language, signed
    used of the language of the deaf (adj.all)
     

also (also)

  • mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) (verb.communication)
    check in, sign in
    announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    sign away, sign over
    formally assign ownership of (verb.possession)
     

similar (similar with sign)

hypernym (sign IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (noun.location)
    part, region
    the extended spatial location of something (noun.location)
     
  • (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease (noun.state)
    evidence, grounds
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief (noun.cognition)
     
  • a character indicating a relation between quantities (noun.communication)
    mathematical notation
    a notation used by mathematicians (noun.communication)
     
  • a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified (noun.communication)
    language unit, linguistic unit
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed (noun.communication)
     
  • a gesture that is part of a sign language (noun.communication)
    gesture, motion
    the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals (noun.communication)
     
  • a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) (noun.communication)
    clew, clue, cue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem (noun.communication)
     
  • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come (noun.event)
    experience
    an event as apprehended (noun.event)
     
  • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication)
    communication
    something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops)
     
  • approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation (verb.social)
    formalise, formalize, validate
    declare or make legally valid (verb.social)
     
  • be engaged by a written agreement (verb.communication)
    contract, undertake
    enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication)
     
  • communicate in sign language (verb.communication)
    communicate, intercommunicate
    transmit thoughts or feelings (verb.communication)
     
  • engage by written agreement (verb.social)
    employ, engage, hire
    engage or hire for work (verb.social)
     
  • having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) (noun.linkdef)
    oppositeness, opposition
    the relation between opposed entities (noun.linkdef)
     
  • make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate (verb.communication)
    gesticulate, gesture, motion
    show, express or direct through movement (verb.communication)
     
  • mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) (verb.communication)
    write
    communicate or express by writing (verb.communication)
     
  • place signs, as along a road (verb.contact)
    lay, place, pose, position, put, set
    put into a certain place or abstract location (verb.contact)
     
  • structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted (noun.artifact)
    construction, structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF sign relation)

  • (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease (noun.state)
    vital sign
    sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition (noun.state)
     
  • a character indicating a relation between quantities (noun.communication)
    equal sign
    a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    plus sign
    a sign indicating the operation of addition (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    minus sign
    a sign indicating the operation of subtraction (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    radical sign
    a sign indicating the extraction of a root (noun.communication)
     
  • a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) (noun.communication)
    token
    something serving as a sign of something else (noun.communication)
     
  • a public display of a message (noun.communication)
    bill, card, notice, placard, poster, posting
    a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    street sign
    a sign visible from the street (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    guidepost, signpost
    a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way (noun.communication)
     
  • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come (noun.event)
    war cloud
    an ominous sign that war threatens (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    omen, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication
    a sign of something about to happen (noun.event)
     
  • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication)
    recording
    a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    number, phone number, telephone number
    the number is used in calling a particular telephone (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    start, starting signal
    a signal to begin (as in a race) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    storm signal
    a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    beam, radio beam
    a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    ticktack
    system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    time signal
    a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    dog-ear
    a corner of a page turned down to mark your place (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    animal communication
    communication between animals (of the same species) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal
    an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    distress call, distress signal
    an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    all clear
    a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    bugle call
    a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    curfew
    a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    retreat
    (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    drumbeat
    (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal
    a signal transmitted by telegraphy (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    whistle, whistling
    the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    high sign
    a silent signal of warning or recognition (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    symbol
    an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    visual signal
    a signal that involves visual communication (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    indicator
    a signal for attracting attention (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    electronic signal
    a signal generated by electronic means (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    radio beacon
    a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    input, input signal
    signal going into an electronic system (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    output, output signal
    signal that comes out of an electronic system (noun.communication)
     
  • be engaged by a written agreement (verb.communication)
    undersign
    sign at the bottom of (a document) (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    ink
    append one's signature to (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    autograph, inscribe
    mark with one's signature (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    initial
    mark with one's initials (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    countersign
    add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    execute
    sign in the presence of witnesses (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    endorse, indorse
    sign as evidence of legal transfer (verb.communication)
     
  • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs (verb.communication)
    wigwag
    signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    semaphore
    send signals by or as if by semaphore (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    heliograph
    signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    flag
    communicate or signal with a flag (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    whistle
    give a signal by whistling (verb.communication)
     
  • engage by written agreement (verb.social)
    contract out
    assign a job to someone outside one's own business (verb.social)
     
  • having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) (noun.linkdef)
    positiveness, positivity
    the character of the positive electric pole (noun.linkdef)
     
  • (noun.linkdef)
    negativeness, negativity
    the character of the negative electric pole (noun.linkdef)
     
  • mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) (verb.communication)
    rubricate
    sign with a mark instead of a name (verb.communication)
     
  • structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted (noun.artifact)
    billboard, hoarding
    large outdoor signboard (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    sandwich board
    signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    scoreboard
    a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    shingle
    a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g. (noun.artifact)
     

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF sign relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

  • (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (noun.location)
    aries, aries the ram, ram
    the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    bull, taurus, taurus the bull
    the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    gemini, gemini the twins, twins
    the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    cancer, cancer the crab, crab
    the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    leo, leo the lion, lion
    the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    virgin, virgo, virgo the virgin
    the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    balance, libra, libra the balance, libra the scales
    the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    scorpio, scorpio the scorpion, scorpion
    the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    archer, sagittarius, sagittarius the archer
    the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    capricorn, capricorn the goat, goat
    the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    aquarius, aquarius the water bearer, water bearer
    the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18 (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    fish, pisces, pisces the fishes
    the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 (noun.location)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (noun.location)
    zodiac
    a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes (noun.location)
     
  • (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease (noun.state)
    disease
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning (noun.state)
     
  • a gesture that is part of a sign language (noun.communication)
    sign language, signing
    language expressed by visible hand gestures (noun.communication)
     

entail (entailment relations of sign)

  • approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation (verb.social)
    endorse, indorse
    sign as evidence of legal transfer (verb.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from sign)

  • a character indicating a relation between quantities (noun.communication)
    intend, mean, signify, stand for
    denote or connote (verb.communication)
     
  • a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) (noun.communication)
    signify
    convey or express a meaning (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    mark, note, notice
    notice or perceive (verb.perception)
     
  • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come (noun.event)
    inaugurate, introduce, usher in
    be a precursor of (verb.change)
     
  • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication)
    bless, sign
    make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
    be a signal for or a symptom of (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    distinguish, signalise, signalize
    make conspicuous or noteworthy (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    call attention, point out, signalise, signalize
    point out carefully and clearly (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    sign, signal, signalise, signalize
    communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    signalise, signalize
    provide with traffic signals (verb.possession)
     
  • approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation (verb.social)
    confirmation, ratification
    making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscriber
    someone who expresses strong approval (noun.person)
     
  • be engaged by a written agreement (verb.communication)
    signatory, signer
    someone who signs and is bound by a document (noun.person)
     
  • communicate in sign language (verb.communication)
    signer
    someone who can use sign language to communicate (noun.person)
     
  • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs (verb.communication)
    sign language, signing
    language expressed by visible hand gestures (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    signaler, signaller
    someone who communicates by signals (noun.person)
     
  • engage by written agreement (verb.social)
    contract
    a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication)
     
  • having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) (noun.linkdef)
    polar
    having a pair of equal and opposite charges (adj.all)
     
  • make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate (verb.communication)
    sign, signal, signaling
    any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication)
     
  • mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) (verb.communication)
    subscription
    the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    signature
    your name written in your own handwriting (noun.communication)
     
  • place signs, as along a road (verb.contact)
    sign, signboard
    structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted (noun.artifact)
     
  • structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted (noun.artifact)
    sign
    place signs, as along a road (verb.contact)
     

domain category (sign is domain category of ....)

  • (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (noun.location)
    astrology, star divination
    a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon (noun.cognition)
     
  • (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease (noun.state)
    medical specialty, medicine
    the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition)
     
  • a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified (noun.communication)
    linguistics
    the scientific study of language (noun.cognition)
     
synonym also similar hypernym hyponym instance hyponym part meronym emblem mark signal signaling signboard house check in sign in sign away sign over communicative communicatory construction structure clew clue communication mathematical notation billboard hoarding sandwich board scoreboard shingle token aries aries the ram bull taurus gemini gemini the twins sign language signing zodiac disease
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