SALAAM Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

salaam

noun

Definition of salaam

as in curtsy

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Noun

The royal was all smiles upon arrival and shook hands with tennis legend Billie Jean King, who greeted the royal with a curtsy.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
And how to execute the perfect curtsy?

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026

Definition of curtsy

Noun

Thomas, who is Jewish, said that then a man stood up at the meeting and gave a Nazi salute, shouting Heil Hitler.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
Speaking of perfect timing, here’s a salute to Al Benton, a right-hander for four teams (also the Philadelphia A’s and Detroit Tigers) from 1934 to 1952.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of salute

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Feminine touches like off-the-shoulder bow details were included on the top of the dress straps, while a Y2K-era bubble style was featured at the hemline.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Midfielder Quim Junyent, meanwhile, did not make his Barca bow but was mentioned in conversations about breakthrough graduates.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bow

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Behind the swing of their big hips lay paper trails of obeisance.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
But as wrong-headed as the Court’s obeisance to the executive branch has been (see, for example, its 2024 ruling on Presidential immunity), that deference has its limits.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of obeisance

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Cooler weather calls for longer lengths (though bobs are still très chic and very much welcome) and warmer, richer color.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
The last act before festival founder Olivia Rodrigo, Roan turned it out with all of her powers—bolstered by a bold and bitchy, razor-sharp bob.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of bob

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Now, for whatever reason, Comer did not reprise her role for the film version, which has been opened up in a nod to more conventional courtroom dramas.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
Matthew Denton, a sheriff's deputy in Ohio's Medina County, has a new dog with a new name, Trooper, in a nod to highway patrol officer John Kronander who found the gray and white puppy abandoned in a crate without food or water at a rest area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of nod

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Veronica Beard, which launched in 2010 with its signature Dickey Jacket, is unveiling Blazer Atelier, an homage to the brand’s roots and a nod to a new direction.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
No, this film is not a perfect homage to 1970s tough-guy action flicks.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of homage

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