Synonyms for nod

noun

1. A slight bow

   dip, inclination, greeting; see bow 2.

2. *Approval; usually used with the

   acceptance, affirmative answer, yes; see permission.

verb

1. To make a nodding movement

   assent, agree, sign, signal, greet, salaam, bend, curtsy, incline the head, acquiesce, consent, respond, fall in with, concur, acknowledge, recognize; see also agree, approve 1, bow 1.

   Antonyms deny*, dissent, disagree.

2. To become sleepy or inattentive

   drowse, nap, drift, drift off; see sleep.