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
• 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
• representing
• connoting
• explaining
• intimating
• inferring
• hinting
• announcing
• specifying
• embodying
• signaling
• proclaiming
• mentioning
• amounting (to)
• citing
• designating
• touching (on or upon)
• pointing (to)
• referring (to)
• personifying
• insinuating
• alluding (to)
• declaring
• epitomizing
• symboling
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of signifying

Verb

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

Modern interpreters have read his 10 heads as signifying his vast knowledge of 10 sacred texts, or alternately his 10 ethical failings, but the Ramayana account describes him as 10-headed from birth. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

The signifying fruit was intended to get around the 1980 Israeli ban on political art featuring the grouping of the flag’s colors. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026

The experience concludes with a performance from dancers in traditional garb and a candle lighting signifying the union between Panamanian and French cultures (Sofitel’s homeland). — Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026