WAVED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

waved 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of waved

as in wavy

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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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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

Fast-forward to Wednesday and the $110B Paramount-WBD mega-merger was officially waved through and the new company will officially launch on Tuesday (October 6). — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 Brown waved back and rode on, figuring nobody had really recognized him. — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 In addition, they were both ordered to pay restitution, a fee which Cook waved against Erika for her participation in the documentary. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Multiple people dressed in cardboard robot costumes waved cardboard scythes around. — Hayden Field, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 On this day, despite the pressure of facing their division rivals and the looming possibility of squandering home-field advantage, there was no sense the white flag was ready to be waved. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026 One of the orange jackets waiting with her waved at Officer H. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Last spring, Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner waved from a city fire truck at the front of the annual gay Pride parade down Ocean Drive. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 After three Walker runs failed to get into the end zone, Mahomes waved off the kicking team. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waved

Adjective

Like the wavy structures of a coral reef, layered deposits in the Arabia Terra region of Mars showcase the planet's strange beauty and even stranger past.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Mailaender used different types of mirrors, geometric wall patterns, colored cork and linoleum, wavy steel and deliberately 1980s-style locker-room doors.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of wavy

Verb

An elderly woman in a proper ink-black dress and modest, sensible heels motioned us over and led us down the aisle, inviting us to sit in the pair of waiting chairs just opposite the pulpit.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Ripa then motioned to the other side, indicating that the hotel placed the tissue holder to the left of the toilet.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of motioned

Adjective

Below, how to fix frizzy hair—a step-by-step routine for smoother, shinier strands, plus the formulas to give your style staying power.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Imagined by creative director Henry Zankov, the runway show, held on Thursday morning in Manhattan, was decorated with pattern-clashing personalities and punctuating hair — frizzy texture, fluffy bangs and all.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of frizzy

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Aces guards Jewell Loyd and Jackie Young gestured toward officials and security personnel while pointing out attendees sitting in the front row.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
During the sixth inning, Tigers manager AJ Hinch walked from the dugout to the plate and gestured toward the seats for Genevieve — whom Verlander shares with wife Kate Upton — to come out for a special surprise.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of gestured

Adjective

All the while, a clean-up crew led by Drew Starkey’s kinky, idiosyncratic hit man Cyrus follows close behind, but this is a third, more vestigial movie, which only distracts from the main event.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
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

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