Antonyms for signified

Grammar : Verb

Spell : sig-nuh-fahyd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪd

Definition of signified

Origin : late 13c., "be a sign of, indicate, mean," from Old French signifier (12c.), from Latin significare "to make signs, show by signs, point out, express; mean, signify; foreshadow, portend," from significus (adj.), from signum "sign" (see sign (n.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Intransitive sense of "to be of importance" is attested from 1660s. Meaning "engage in mock-hostile banter" is American English black slang first recorded 1932.
...'signifying,' which in Harlemese means making a series of oblique remarks apparently addressed to no one in particular, but unmistakable in intention in such a close-knit circle. ["Down Beat," March 7, 1968]

verb mean, indicate
verb be of importance

Example sentences :

Their names often signified some quality of a horse; as Leucippus, a white horse, &c.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

She told me, It signified nothing to talk: I knew the expectation of every one.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

What signified it whether you was married in a red or a yellow waistcoat?
Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding

Then, with a wave of his hand, he signified to the boys to run out and play games.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

She signified her helplessness with a quick and dainty movement of her hands.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Casanova signified his refusal with an exaggerated but courtly gesture.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

By the term beauty, then, properly are signified two things.
Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin

When she signified the desire to retire to her bedroom, they feigned not to understand.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

Robbie signified his intention of doing just that and nothing else.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

Then, as none responded, I signified my contempt for them by a laugh.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for signified

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