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vestige

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of vestige

1 a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished

  • a few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke
Synonyms of vestige

echo, ghost, relic, shadow, trace
Words Related to vestige

memento, remembrance, reminder

artifact

afterimage, aftertaste

balance, corpse, hangover, leftover, oddment, remainder, remnant, scrap

dreg(s), leavings, remain(s), residual, residue, rest

2 the mark or impression made by a foot

  • the fossilized vestige of a dinosaur that traversed that muddy landscape millions of years ago
Synonyms of vestige

footmark, footprint, footstep, step, trace
Words Related to vestige

hoofprint

pug, spoor, track

tread

Synonym Discussion of vestige

trace, vestige, track mean a perceptible sign made by something that has passed. trace may suggest any line, mark, or discernible effect.
    • the killer left no traces
vestige applies to a tangible reminder such as a fragment or remnant of what is past and gone.
    • boulders that are vestiges of the last ice age
track implies a continuous line that can be followed.
    • the fossilized tracks of dinosaurs

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