Synonyms of gestured

gestured

verb

past tense of gesture

as in motioned

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture

the police officer gestured me to the side of the road to tell me my headlight was out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• motioned
• waved
• beckoned
• signaled
• nodded
• flagged
• told
• signed
• informed
• shrugged
• gesticulated
• pantomimed
• mimed
• advised
• related
• acquainted
• flourished
• signalized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gestured

While discussing the weapons, White allegedly gestured toward her torso and asked whether the guns could penetrate an agentâs body armor. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The Israelis squinted for a few moments and gestured others over. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

During the sixth inning, Tigers manager AJ Hinch walked from the dugout to the plate and gestured toward the seats for Genevieve — whom Verlander shares with wife Kate Upton — to come out for a special surprise. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Boos rained down from Superdome stands, and Saints coach Kellen Moore gestured incredulously with his arms out to his side and palms up when officials, following a video review, upheld the call of a fumble. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Just a twenty‑page pamphlet by Guy Wyser‑Pratte, one of the earliest practitioners, which mostly gestured at concepts rather than showing how to apply them. — Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Police said the man then gestured for the girl to get inside the vehicle. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2026

The gallery watched with rapt attention as Reddington gestured wildly, slammed his hand down and threw a stack of papers onto the bench. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Trump gestured to new sod that had been laid around the helipad. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026