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sign

n.

A signal
indication, portent, clue, omen, prognostic, augury, token, presentiment, divination, presage, premonition, handwriting on the wall, foreshadowing, foreboding, foreknowledge, token, manifestation, foretoken, harbinger, herald, hint, symptom, assurance, precursor, prediction, mark, badge, auspice, symbol, caution, warning, beacon, flag, highball, hand signal, wave of the arm, flash, whistle, warning bell, signal bell, signal light, high sign*.
An emblem
insignia, badge, crest; see emblem.
A symbol
type, visible sign, token; see symbol.

sign Synonyms

sign

v.

Authorize
endorse, confirm, acknowledge; see approve 1.
Indicate
express, signify, signal; see mean 1, signal.
Consecrate
dignify, hallow, ordain, sign with a cross; see bless 3.
Hire
engage, contract, employ; see hire 1.

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Another word for sign

noun

Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else:
badge, evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, signification, stamp, symptom, token, witness. See show
Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling:
expression, gesture, indication, token. See show
An expressive, meaningful bodily movement:
gesticulation, gesture, indication, motion, signal. (Informal) high sign. See express
A usually public posting that conveys a message:
bill¹, billboard, notice, placard, poster. See show
A conventional mark used in a writing system:
character, symbol. See marks
A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:
augury, forerunner, foretoken, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication. Idiom: writing (or handwriting) on the wall. See foresight, warn

verb

To affix one's signature to:
autograph, endorse, inscribe, subscribe, undersign. Idioms: put one's John Hancock on, set one's hand to. See law
To make bodily motions so as to convey an idea or complement speech:
gesticulate, gesture, motion, signal, signalize. Idiom: give the high sign. See express