Need another word that means the same as “nod”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “nod” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Nod” are: incline, bob, bow, dip, wag, duck, signal, gesture, gesticulate, motion, sign, indicate, make a mistake, be mistaken, be in error, be wrong, be incorrect, get something wrong, make an error, make a slip, err, trip up, stumble, indication, cue, inclination
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nod” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| bob | A quick, short movement up and down. He gave me a short bob of acknowledgement. |
| bow | A single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument. He pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line. |
| cue | Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards. Expectancy is communicated both by auditory and visual cues. |
| dip | A candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow. The cliff profile tends to be dominated by the dip of the beds. |
| duck | A female duck. A tangy stew of duck lamb and sausage. |
| inclination | The angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis. He was free to follow his inclinations. |
| indication | A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument. Heavy bleeding is a common indication for hysterectomy. |
| sign | A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified de Saussure. Signals from the boat suddenly stopped. |
| signal | An event or statement that provides the impulse for an occurrence. Signals from the boat suddenly stopped. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nod” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be in error | Have life, be alive. |
| be incorrect | Occupy a certain position or area. |
| be mistaken | Represent, as of a character on stage. |
| be wrong | Occupy a certain position or area. |
| bob | Ride a bobsled. The boat bobbed up and down. |
| bow | Play on a string instrument with a bow. He bowed before the King. |
| dip | Dip into a liquid while eating. Dip the sheep. |
| duck | Submerge or plunge suddenly. Before he could duck another stone struck him. |
| err | Wander from a direct course or at random. The judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible. |
| gesticulate | Use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words. They were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down. |
| gesture | Express something with a gesture or gestures. He gestured his dissent at this. |
| get something wrong | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
| incline | Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. Lucy was inclined to a belief in original sin. |
| indicate | Indicate a place direction person or thing either spatially or figuratively. These symptoms indicate a serious illness. |
| make a mistake | Eliminate urine. |
| make a slip | Add up to. |
| make an error | Constitute the essence of. |
| motion | Direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head. He motioned the young officer to sit down. |
| sign | Place signs as along a road. A new striker has signed for Blackburn. |
| signal | Communicate silently and non verbally by signals or signs. The truck signalled to turn left. |
| stumble | Miss a step and fall or nearly fall. I stumbled across a long lost cousin last night in a restaurant. |
| trip up | Put in motion or move to act. |
| wag | (especially with reference to an animal’s tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro. The happy dog wagged his tail. |
| amiably | In a friendly and pleasant manner. Soon everyone was chatting amiably. |
| approvingly | In a manner resulting from or revealing approval. Several heads nodded approvingly at this concept. |
| blink | Keep back by blinking. The TV announcer never seems to blink. |
| cuddly | Endearing and pleasant to cuddle, especially as a result of being soft or plump. She was short and cuddly. |
| giggle | An amusing person or thing; a joke. I got a fit of the giggles. |
| glad | Willing and eager (to do something. He will be glad to carry your bags. |
| grin | To draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl. Dennis appeared grinning cheerfully. |
| guffaw | Laugh boisterously. Both men guffawed at the remark. |
| happily | In a joyous manner. Eleanor giggled happily. |
| head | A headache especially one resulting from intoxication. He sat down at the head of the cot. |
| hilarity | Great merriment. By midnight the hilarity had increased. |
| incline | An inclined surface connecting two levels. He inclined his head in agreement. |
| joyful | Full of or producing joy. A joyful occasion. |
| laugh | Something that causes laughter a source of fun amusement or derision. If next year s model is as successful Ford will be laughing. |
| mischievous | Deliberately causing harm or damage. Mischievous rumors and falsehoods. |
| moment | A quantity that expresses the average or expected value of the first second third or fourth power of the deviation of each component of a frequency distribution from a given value typically mean or zero The first moment is the mean the second moment the variance the third moment the skew and the fourth moment the kurtosis. She would always remember the moment they met. |
| okay | An endorsement. Things are okay. |
| positively | In a way that indicates the presence of a certain substance or condition. It was positively monumental. |
| shoulder | Lift onto one s shoulders. A tall youth with broad shoulders. |
| shrug | An act or instance of shrugging one s shoulders. The managing director shrugged off the criticism. |
| simper | Smile affectedly or derisively. He simpered at me. |
| smile | Express with a smile. He smiled at Shelley. |
| smiling | Smiling with happiness or optimism Lewis Carroll. It s nice to see everyone s smiling faces. |
| smirk | A smug, conceited, or silly smile. Gloria pursed her mouth in a self satisfied smirk. |
| snicker | A whinny. The horse flicked its ears and snickered with pleasure. |
| swerve | The act of turning aside suddenly. O Hara swerved the motorcycle round the corner. |
| twinkling | Shining intermittently with a sparkling light. Twinkling eyes happy smiles. |
| wink | Signal by winking. Barney gave him a knowing wink. |
| yaw | Swerve off course momentarily. The jet yawed sharply to the right. |
| yes | An affirmative. Answering with assured and ardent yeses. |
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