The driver could not distinguish the signal in the fog.
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Signal
/ˈsɪɡnəl/
Synonyms for "signal" (848 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (170)
Noun(73 words)
signalarm signalalarmsalertingalertsany evidenceapparatusapparentart thou readyattention cueattracterauguraugursauguryauspicesbadgesbarometersbeaconsbeckbeckoning
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becksbeepbeepingbeepsbehavioral indicatorsbellpullbellwetherbellwethersbetokeningbiological-signalblaresbleepbleepingbleepsblipbodily indicatorbodingbody language cuesbody language signalsbrief promptbuglesbuoysbuzzcallathumpcalm cuecanarycaresscatchwordcheewinkchirpclackclangsclassroom mattersclearclewsclueingcluescluingcolorcolor cuecolor the indicatorcolors cuecomfort signalscommunicatingconchsconspicuouscontext cueconveycrack growth cuecuecueingcuescuing
aid to navigationalarmalertalgolalphabetic dataalphanumeric codeamber lightangular dataannounceappallingarrestingassemblerastonishingbadgebalefirebannerbeaconbeacon firebeambeat signal
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beat the drumbeckonbellbell buoybinary digitbinary scalebinary systembitblinkblinkerblipsblue peterbouncebouncesbroad hintbroadcastbugbuoybuzzbytecaution lightcelebratedcentralchannelcharactercharacteristiccluecobolcommand pulsescommandscommunicatecommunicationcommunication explosioncommunication theorycommunicationalcommunicationscompilercomputer codecomputer languagecomputer programconsequentialconspicuouscontrol signalscontrolled quantityconveycorrecting signalscrt spotcue
Verb(19 words)
Adjective(10 words)
auditory cueautomatic irrigation cuebehavioral indicatorbespokebiological signalblue cuecautionary indicatorconspicuous cuecritical descriptorcultural practice indicators
Strong matches (254)
Noun(91 words)
current status indicatordangerdebate promptdesignatedesignatingdetectingdevicedingsdirectional cuediscriminantdotsediting cueelbowingemissionemittingencouragingenvironment cueevidenceevidence from testsevidence gatherings
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evidencesevidences a claimevidences a linkevidences improvementevidencingsevidentexhibitsflag signalflaggingflagrootflagsflashlightforeshadowingforeshadowsforeshowforetastinggavelsgeesgentle nudgegeological featuregerman gestegesticulationsgesture of thanksgesture signalinggesture to changegesture to modify seatinggesturesgesturinggleamglimpsegonggonginggongsgrammar cuehailinghailshand gestureshand signalhand signalshandkerchievesharbingersheraldheraldingheraldshighhint athintsholloaimpulseinauguratingindindexesindicindicateindicate patternindicating evidenceindicativeindicatorindicator propertyindicator signalindicatorsinforminformativeinstruction cueinstrumentinterruptinterruptsintervention indicatorintimationsitalian notificarejoint attention indicators
Adjective(18 words)
current technology promptsdiagnostic taskdigital eventeconomic upheaval indicatorsemotional gestureepidemiologic eventergonomic signalsexperimental signalextensive research evidencegeological upheaval indicatorsgerman zeichengestural cuegestural cuesglyphichidden indicatorhidden markerhighest animal labelinstructional indicator
datadata retrievaldata storagedecodingdevicedifferentiadipdip the ensigndisplaydisseminatedistinctivedistinguisheddm displaydoppler signaldouble-dot displaydress shipearmarkechoecho signaledp
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egregiouselectronic data processingeminentencodingentropyerrorerror signalsesteemedestimableeventfulexceptionalexchange colorsextraordinaryfabulousfacsimilefamousfantasticfantasticalfeedback pulsesfeedback signalsfilm dataflagflag downflareflashfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornforeshadowformidablefortrangentle hintgesticulategestureget acrossget overgivegive a signalgive the nodgive wordglanceglimmerglimmeringgo lightgoadgong buoygreen lightguidehailhail and speakhalf-masthallmarkhand onheliographhexadecimal systemhigh signhinthoist a banneridiosyncrasyif signalillustriousim displayimageimpartimpetusimplicationimplyimportantincitementincredibleindexindicantindicateindicationindicatorindividualinformationinformation explosioninformation theoryinklinginnuendoinput datainput quantityinsigniainsinuationinstructionsinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantintimation
Verb(34 words)
deflectsdenotedingedentailsevidencedevidences progressevidencing resultsevinceevincingexpress ideasexpress intentionflaggedforebodeforeshadowforeshadowedgesticulatedgesticulatesgesticulatinggesturedgo ahead cue
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hailedheraldedidentifiesimplyindicateindicate a steady increaseindicate directionindicate findingsindicate growthindicate resultsindicate trendindicatedindicatesindicating
Interjection(1 words)
Related words (424)
Noun(158 words)
key clueknellknelledlandmarkslearning cuelikelihood evidencelinguistic indicatormachine broadcastingmake a gesturemanifestationmanifestationsmark finite verbmarkermarkersmarkingmessagesmotion adjectivemotion causemotion change examplemotion change problem
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motion changeablymotion changedmotion demonstrationmotion description taskmotion to approvemotion verbmotion wordmotioningmotionsnictationnodsnotablenotificationsobservable indicatoromenoutward signpantomimespatternpause cuepoint outpointerpointerspointingpointing wordpointsportentportentsprecursorpresagespresagingpresentation cuepressure cuepricespromisespromptpromptingpromptsreekregisteringrepair cuessemaphoringsensor data monitoringsensor outputsentinelsentinelssentriesshibbolethsshoutsshowsign glossarysign productionsignal by motionsignal cuesignal intentsignaled intentsignalingsignallingsignificationssignifiedsignifiersignifier of meaningsignify a differencesignify approvalsignifyingsignifying cluesigningsignpostsignpostingsignpostssignssigns of deteriorationsigns of disorganizationsocial indicatorsoundsquawkstainingstarting pistolstatus indicatorstimulistopstoplightstreet signstrongly evidencedsymptomstallyhoingtelegraphtelegraphingtelegraphstellstelltalestest reagenttheme signalingtint of doubttocsinstokentoottossestracetraffic regulatortransition cuetransmittingtrapstriggertriggerstwinkleunderlinesunearth a clueunword the phraseupright cueusheringvalue evidence supportsvestigesvisual cuewagwagglewagglingwailingwake upwarn repeatedlywarningwarning colorwarning signwarning sirenwarningswatering cuewaveswaves modulewavingwhiffwhistleswhistlingwhole-body fatiguewigwaggingwigwagswindwinkingwinksyells
keynotekickleave wordleerlocal oscillator signallookmachine languagemagnetotelephonicmake a signmake a signalmake knownmarkmarkedmarker beaconmarvelousmeanmeasurememorablemessagemicrotelephonic
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momentousmonotelephonicmotionmovementmultiple messagesnoblenodnoisenotablenotenoteworthynoticeablenotifynudgenumeric dataoctal systemof markoscillograph dataout of the ordinaryoutput dataoutput quantityoutput signaloutstandingparachute flarepasspass alongpass onpeculiarpeculiarityperceivephototelegraphicpicturepilot flagpippipsplaypointedpokepolar datapolice whistleprestigiousprickprodprognosticateprominentpromptpropertypunch-card dataquarantine flagradar signalradioradio beaconradiotelegraphicraise a cryrandom datararereadingrectangular datared flagred lightredundancyreference quantityreflectionremarkablerememberablerenderrenownedreportrepresentationrepresentativereputablereturnreturn signalrf echoesrocketroman candleruly englishsailing aidsalientsalutescentsealsemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphsendsend wordsensationalshareshare withsigilsignsignal beaconsignal bellsignal displaysignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersignalizesignalssignaturesignificantsignificativesignifysingle messagessingularsirensoundsound an alarmsound the trumpetspar buoyspeakspecialspoorspotspurstampstimulusstop lightstrikingsuggestionsuperiorsure signsuspicionsymptomtarget imagetelecommunicationaltelegraphictelephonictelephotographicteletypetelltellingtelltaletelltale signthe nodthe winkthermotelephonictocsintouchtracetracktraffic lighttraffic signaltraittransfertransmittransmitter signaluncommonunforgettableunfurl a flaguniqueunorganized dataunusualvideo signalvisible-speech datawatch firewavewave a flagwave the handweightywhisperwhistlewhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwinkwirelesswirephotowonderfulyellow flag
Determiner(2 words)
most signalnon evidential cue
Verb(41 words)
motionednotifiednotifiespointprefigureprefigurespromptedpromptestprovide evidenceradioedreferencedreflect communal valuessemaphoredshow color changeshow evidenceshowedshows color changeshows evidencesignsignal a desire
Adjective(21 words)
motionless statenonverbal signalingobservable cueobservable featureobservable signpointedpromisingradiant energy detectedshown evidencesigned communicationsigned valuesubtle hintsubtle nodtell-taletemporal cueunobservable cueverbal signalvisible cuevisible evidencevisual cues
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warning signs
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
More specific
16 entriesalarmalarm signalanalog signalconspicuouscuedigital signalevidentgestureindicatingindicatorpromptradio signalsmilesmoke signaltraffic signaltransmitting
Collocations
13 entriesemergency signalsignal cuesignal detectionsignal devicesignal flagsignal indicatorsignal integritysignal lightsignal processingsignal strengthsignal wordsignaling devicetraffic signal
Inflections
7 entriesDerivations
9 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- семафо́р noun (device to give indication)
Catalan
1 entries- senyal noun (device to give indication)
Czech
1 entries- signál noun (device to give indication)
Danish
1 entries- signal noun (device to give indication)
Dutch
1 entries- sein noun (device to give indication)
Finnish
2 entries- merkinantolaite noun (device to give indication)
- opastin noun (device to give indication)
French
1 entries- signal noun (device to give indication)
Galician
1 entries- sinal noun (device to give indication)
German
1 entries- Signal noun (device to give indication)
Hungarian
2 entries- jelzőberendezés noun (device to give indication)
- szemafor noun (device to give indication)
Italian
1 entries- segnale noun (device to give indication)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- signal noun (device to give indication)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- signal noun (device to give indication)
Polish
1 entries- sygnał noun (device to give indication)
Portuguese
1 entries- sinal noun (device to give indication)
Romanian
2 entries- semnal indicator noun (device to give indication)
- semnalizator noun (device to give indication)
Russian
1 entries- семафо́р noun (device to give indication)
Spanish
1 entries- señal noun (device to give indication)
Swedish
1 entries- signal noun (device to give indication)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
Drivers have to pay attention to the traffic signal.
Source: tatoeba (26602)
The violinist waits for the signal to play.
Source: tatoeba (35547)
The taxi stopped dead at the traffic signal.
Source: tatoeba (40949)
Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.