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

Carl lowers his head like a hitter hit by a pitch, then rouses himself and breaks into a stiff, elderly trot, shooting a salute over at whoever’s inside the tilted little guard hut.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Offering the Black Panther salute in tribute to the six Black prisoners found dead at Attica Prison, during the funeral held in Brooklyn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of salute

Noun

To complete the look, the design team created a custom ribbon for Ela’s hair that would coordinate with bows on the coat.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Sitting patiently on Chris Carlisle’s lap with a little pink bow in her hair was toddler Laura Carlisle, born to Califia in a parking lot two years ago, later adopted by Christopher and Anne Marie.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of bow

Noun

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

Noun

Tatari is Maori for filter, a nod to the company’s New Zealander roots.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The movie scored Eisenberg a nod for best screenplay and Culkin a best supporting actor win at last year’s Oscars, but the film could have turned out very differently.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of nod

Noun

In addition to outdoor play, the research supports pairing the outdoor time with a 15-minute daily lesson of social-emotional learning that teaches students about empathy, respect and self-esteem.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
In this respect this limited expansion differed fundamentally from the chain stores that flourished from the 1990s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of respect

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