Antonyms for signs

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : sahyn

Phonetic Transcription : saɪn

Definition of signs

Origin : early 13c., "gesture or motion of the hand," especially one meant to communicate something, from Old French signe "sign, mark," from Latin signum "identifying mark, token, indication, symbol; proof; military standard, ensign; a signal, an omen; sign in the heavens, constellation," according to Watkins, literally "standard that one follows," from PIE *sekw-no-, from root *sekw- (1) "to follow" (see sequel).
Ousted native token. Meaning "a mark or device having some special importance" is recorded from late 13c.; that of "a miracle" is from c.1300. Zodiacal sense in English is from mid-14c. Sense of "characteristic device attached to the front of an inn, shop, etc., to distinguish it from others" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "token or signal of some condition" (late 13c.) is behind sign of the times (1520s). In some uses, the word probably is a shortening of ensign. Sign language is recorded from 1847; earlier hand-language (1670s).

noun indication, evidence
noun document with information; symbol
verb write name
verb motion to another

Example sentences :

They have seen the telegraph line, as can be seen by signs they make, but they cannot speak English.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

They studied the heavens and named the twelve signs of the Zodiak.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

And then, what are the signs of immorality that meet the eye?
Extract from : « Sunday under Three Heads » by Charles Dickens

We summon all our knowledge of the past and we scan all signs of the future.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

And, since men have looked for signs since the beginning of time, he too asked for a sign.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Touching my leg, and using other signs, I addressed her again in the Indian language.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

He stood looking about him to see if there were other signs of the pirates' presence.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

I pointed into the bushes with signs of "Hurrah, it's Wahb."
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

For all the signs of life visible, Cairncross might have been uninhabited a twelve-month.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

But was there no movement, no signs of any intention to advance to our relief?
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for signs

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