Synonyms and antonyms of To be a sign or symbol of something in British Thesaurus

signify (verb)

to be a sign or symbol of something

signify (verb)

to mean something

stand for ()

if a letter, an abbreviation, or a symbol stands for something, that is what it means or represents

symbolize (verb)

to be a symbol of something

represent (verb)

if something represents another thing, it is that thing

mean (verb)

to be evidence that something exists

identify (verb)

to be a sign that shows who or what someone is

betray (verb)

to show something or give a sign of something

proclaim (verb)

to be a clear sign of something

indicate (verb)

to be a sign or symbol of something

augur (verb)

formal to be a sign of what may happen in the future

betoken (verb)

literary to be a sign that something exists or is true

bode well/ill ()

to be a sign that something good/bad will happen

catch (verb)

to show or represent something in a way that people can easily recognize

denote (verb)

formal to be a feature that shows you what something is

designate (verb)

to represent something in a particular way, for example with a sign or symbol

herald (verb)

mainly literary to announce something, or to be a sign that something is going to happen soon

mark (verb)

to show that something is happening

mark out ()

to show that someone or something will do something in the future

point to ()

to show the truth or importance of something

prefigure (verb)

formal to have qualities that represent or suggest something that is going to happen or exist later

presage (verb)

formal to be a sign that something is going to happen, especially something bad

represent (verb)

to be a sign or symbol of something

represent (verb)

to be a picture or image of something

show signs of something ()

used for talking about what seems to be happening

signal (verb)

to show that something is happening or will happen

smack of ()

to be a sign of something bad

spell (verb)

to show that something is going to happen, usually something bad

symbolise ()

a British spelling of symbolize

symbolize (verb)

to be considered as a typical or perfect example of something