Synonyms for vestige
Definitions
- n. 1
A mark left on the earth by a foot.
- n. 2
A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
vestiges of former population
Related words
- Word family
- vestigial
Forms
- Plural
- vestiges → traces, remnants, signs, relics…
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A vestige is always slight compared with that whose existence it recalls; as, scattered mounds containing implements, weapons, etc., are vestiges of a former civilization.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- trace The police have found no trace of the suspect yet.
- hint Tom gets angry at the slightest hint of criticism.
- relic War is a disgusting relic of humanity's bestial past.
- remnant The statue stood as a remnant of a defunct civilization.
- remains The result of his action still remains to be seen.
By length
- 4 letters
- sign1, mark1, hint1, dash1
- 5 letters
- track1, touch1, trail1, trace1, spark1, scrap1, token2, scent1, relic2, speck1, tinge1
- 6 letters
- record2, shadow2
- 7 letters
- remains2, residue3, remnant2, modicum3
- 8 letters
- tincture2, footstep2
- 9 letters
- footprint2, scintilla3
- 10 letters
- sprinkling2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (token2 = 2 syllables).