Synonyms of vestiges

vestiges

noun

plural of vestige

1

as in relics

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 & Similar Words

• relics
• traces
• remnants
• shadows
• echoes
• artifacts
• ghosts
• reminders
• remains
• mementos
• remembrances
• residues
• corpses
• balances
• remainders
• dregs
• leftovers
• scraps
• rests
• leavings
• residuals
• afterimages
• hangovers
• aftertastes
• oddments

2

as in footsteps

the mark or impression made by a foot

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• footsteps
• footprints
• steps
• traces
• footmarks
• tracks
• hoofprints
• treads
• spoor
• pugs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vestiges

The vestiges of his fading memory flash by with a haunting plainness, the melancholy of all this Americana and the sadness of a mind ravaged by time strike the viewer plainly at the end of this maximalist piece of life-writing. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Then the pandemic hit, and an outdoor pint became one of the last vestiges of social life. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

The only vestiges of social order are a vigilante police force and the power company. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

The Venetians came and colonized 500 years ago, and many vestiges of our Venetian past are still visible, not just in the architecture and in our food. — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

All that can be seen of the building now is the vestiges of its foundations. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

These beautiful, intrepid, witty and irrepressible young women and men are living witnesses to the destruction of the last vestiges of the dream of freedom of expression in Russia. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

As with many vestiges of the past, this myth is both a blessing and a curse. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee were the only vestiges from the group that started behind Webb on opening day. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026