Synonyms of signifying

signifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in indicative

indicating something

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicative
• reflective
• denoting
• telltale
• characteristic
• denotative
• significant
• referring
• symbolic
• symbolical
• allusive
• symptomatic
• expressive
• alluding
• demonstrative
• connoting
• suggestive
• exhibiting
• implying
• hinting
• insinuating

signifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of signify

1

as in meaning

to be of importance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meaning
• weighing
• mattering
• influencing
• counting
• affecting
• importing
• concerning
• cutting ice
• carrying weight
• swaying
• amounting (to)
• adding up (to)

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denoting
• meaning
• implying
• indicating
• expressing
• intending
• spelling
• suggesting
• symbolizing
• importing
• connoting
• representing
• explaining
• intimating
• inferring
• hinting
• announcing
• specifying
• embodying
• signalling
• signaling
• proclaiming
• mentioning
• amounting (to)
• citing
• designating
• touching (on or upon)
• symbolling
• pointing (to)
• personifying
• referring (to)
• insinuating
• alluding (to)
• symboling
• epitomizing
• declaring
• adding up (to)
• elucidating
• adverting
• instancing

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicating
• denoting
• meaning
• betokening
• telling (of)
• pointing (to)
• presaging
• bespeaking
• foretelling
• boding
• foreshowing