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Synonyms for signature

Most common

clue characteristic autograph

All synonyms

Noun

1. Sig — text (or images, etc.) appended to a user's emails, newsgroup posts, forum posts, etc. as a way of adding a…

sig informal, siggy informal

Verb

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Text (or images, etc.) appended to a user's emails, newsgroup posts, forum posts, etc. as a way of adding a personal touch or including contact details.

    forum signature generator

  2. v. 1

    To sign with one's signature, to write one's signature on.

Forms

Plural
signatures → sigs, siggies, autographs, characteristics…
Past participle
signatured
e.g. signatured → signed, marked, stamped…

Example sentences

  • clue I haven't got a clue how long I'll be in hospital.
  • characteristic The defiant manner is characteristic of teenagers.
  • autograph This is a precious chance to get Sammy's autograph.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
signaturerising
cluerising
characteristicfalling
autographsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
sig1
4 letters
sign1, mark1, clue1
5 letters
touch1, stamp1, siggy
9 letters
autograph3
14 letters
characteristic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (autograph3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
signature
Italiano
firma
Deutsch
Unterschrift