WAVED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of waved

as in wavy

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waved

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verb

past tense of wave

as in motioned

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture waved them over to the side of the road

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Recent Examples of waved

Adjective

The small, but spirited, Peruvian fan group in the north stands banged its drums and waved flags, finally able to be part of the party. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026 Outside, a cluster of demonstrators held signs and waved flags on the perimeter of courthouse property. — Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 4 June 2026 Lawmakers listened and asked questions while demonstrators outside displayed signs and waved flags. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026 Airlines canceled thousands of flights and waved change and cancellation fees for airports across the East Coast. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026 Once closed, students gathered in the road and played music, displayed signs and waved flags. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Feb. 2026

Verb

Wasserman Schultz is a recognizable figure Several times outside of early voting sites, Black, white and Hispanic voters waved or stopped to talk to the congresswoman. — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 More than two dozen friends and family traveled from Ohio and waved a Marietta College flag for each of his plate appearances. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 His produce looked fresh, as far as Nidhi could tell, but her mother nevertheless waved him on. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Maia Kealoha, who plays Lilo, came onstage to introduce the film as a fuzzy Stitch waved to the crowd from onscreen. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 Caglianone sprinted to third base and Royals third-base coach Vance Wilson aggressively waved him home. — Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The audit by accounting firm Weaver and Tidwell said Chau repeatedly waved off staff concerns over contractors linked to Do. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026 As the onslaught crested, JD waved and smiled; Usha stayed seated beside him, her focus calm and straight ahead. — Kate Andersen Brower, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 These get conflated constantly, and the conflation is why the issue keeps getting waved away. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waved

Adjective

In one drawing, a child covered a page with a sketch of a large book with lines of wavy strokes.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Informal dahlias have petals that can be wavy or curvy, and their blooms are less uniform than formal dahlias.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of wavy

Adjective

The combination bristles feel amazing on my scalp (like the best head scratch ever) while also smoothing my incredibly frizzy hair.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
An InStyle writer has been testing it for the last two months, and reports her hair feels softer and much less frizzy.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of frizzy

Verb

The president gestured at Nathaniel Rai, a 10-year-old who was rescued from rough surf in Santa Cruz by lifeguard Ryder Williams, who sat across from him in the Oval Office.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
After all, as Lewis-Skelly gestured to those at the Emirates, home is where the heart is.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gestured

Adjective

After all, this was the group that played a free show at a mental institution in 1978, the band whose frontman would wear kinky boots on Late Night With Conan O’Brien.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
His wife, Carol (Cardellini), has been having a kinky affair with weatherman Clark (Bateman).

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026