Thesaurus results for SIGNIFYING

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adjective

Definition of signifying

as in indicative

indicating something his tendency to use weasel words is seen as a signifying character trait

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signifying

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verb

present participle of signify

as in meaning

to be of importance never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least

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as in denoting

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the symbol failed to signify anything to me—until I realized that it was upside down

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as in indicating

to serve as a sign or symptom of the opening of the new mall signifies the city's overdue emergence from economic depression

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But in the Pentagon’s email system, Kollitides’ name now carries an abbreviation signifying he has been designated an HQE, or highly qualified expert. — Aaron Davis, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026 The Equal Weight actually had the edge, up 16% over that stretch, signifying a broader base of stocks participating in the rally. — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 While leather jackets have a deep history and utilitarian roots, the piece has become a signifying element of alternative style and edgy, punk sensibility. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Elisabeth Moss plays Atwood’s heroine, Offred, a name signifying that she has been assigned to Commander Fred Waterford, though her real name is June. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Each of the cubes, marking the hours, rotates at the top of the hour, with one cube in a lighter tone signifying the current time. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 The world of things, bodies, texts and sensations as a plane or a web of connections and diversions, all of it on the signifying surface. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 The cast’s Blackness is a huge part of this — signifying is in their blood — but the impact spread across the whole franchise. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026 But Porter and Price saw the moose as a different member of the horse family, with the rainbow signifying pride. — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for signifying

Adjective

The telling sequence There’s not a sequence more indicative of the aforementioned separation than the end of the first half.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
The congregation of athletic aficionados keen to connect with their idols and fellow fans is indicative of a wider trend.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicative

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Stan’s dad, Randy (who is now the size of his son after going to Sephora and thus is forced to enroll back in school) does beat up Ike’s opponent, though, meaning his looksmaxxed face is no longer.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
The Vatican has now said that those tests included a robotic bronchoscopic biopsy, meaning doctors had already taken tissue samples to assess whether the mass was cancerous.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of meaning

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The cinematic film follows a number of wrestlers in different stages of their careers, including a yokozuna, a title denoting the highest rank in professional sumo, over the course of a year.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
The following table, like others below, shows their ages on June 1, 2030, with greens highlighting younger players and reds denoting those who’ll be over 30.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of denoting

Verb

The president also defended the need to keep the state of emergency while also indicating his goal of ending it eventually.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The wholesale price index for energy leapt more than 10% in September from August, indicating a significant increase in energy costs faced by manufacturers and other producers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicating

Verb

With resurgent inflation and traders weighing the Fed's next move, any signal on the rate path could ripple through the equities, bond and currency markets.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
For someone weighing a move, uncertainty raises the stakes, and a longer list of openings offers little reassurance that the next job will be a better match.

— Owen Humphries, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of weighing

Verb

But those friendships don’t stop mattering when the school day ends, especially when group chats and social media keep everyone connected.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Trust ends up mattering more than uptime in deciding which platforms get automated against, and which get left out.

— Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattering

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