waved

The word “waved” has 1 syllable: waved

It's pronounced as /weɪvd/


What is synonym and antonym for waved?

In the thesaurus, “waved” has 42 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for waved along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for waved

  • acquainted
  • advised
  • beckoned
  • coiled
  • convoluted
  • corkscrew
  • crimped
  • crimpy
  • crinkling
  • crinkly
  • crisp
  • curled
  • curling
  • curly
  • flagged
  • flourished
  • frizzed
  • frizzled
  • frizzy
  • fuzzy
  • gesticulated
  • gestured
  • informed
  • kinky
  • looped
  • mimed
  • motioned
  • nodded
  • pantomimed
  • permed
  • related
  • shrugged
  • signaled
  • signalized
  • signalled
  • signed
  • spiralled
  • told
  • waving
  • wavy
  • winding
  • wound

Antonyms for waved

Meanings of waved

  • verb
    1. To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
    2. To put aside, avoid.
    3. To outlaw (someone).
    4. To abandon, give up (someone or something).
    5. To move from side to side; to sway.
    6. To stray, wander.
    7. To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
    8. To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
    9. (metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
    10. To have an undulating or wavy form.
    11. To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.
    12. To produce waves to the hair.
    13. To swing and miss at a pitch.
    14. To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
    15. (metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.
    16. To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state.
    17. To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
  • adjective
    1. Having a wave-like form or outline; undulating.
    2. Indented.
    3. Having on the margin a succession of curved segments or incisions.

Example Sentences

  • She waved goodbye as the train pulled away.
  • He waved to get the waiter’s attention.
  • The children waved their flags during the parade.
  • I waved at my friend across the street.
  • They waved from the balcony as we drove past.

On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to waved, such as: acquainted, advised, beckoned, coiled, convoluted, corkscrew, crimped.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • nod
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  • talked
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waggled

jerked

  • agitated
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  • blockhead
  • bounce
  • bucked
  • bucketed
  • bump
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  • chattered
  • convulsed
  • dance
  • doddered
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  • fiddled
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  • flick
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  • fool
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  • idiot
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  • jigged
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  • jolt
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  • juddered
  • lug
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  • lurched
  • nitwit
  • numbskull
  • oscillated
  • paced
  • palpitated
  • pit-a-patted
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  • pluck
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  • pull
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  • pulsated
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  • quake
  • quaked
  • quavered
  • quiver
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  • ripped
  • rocked
  • seize
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  • shook
  • shrug
  • shuddered
  • simpleton
  • sling
  • snag
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  • squiggled
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  • staggered
  • swayed
  • swung
  • thrashed
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  • thrilled
  • throbbed
  • throw
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  • tore
  • tossed
  • trembled
  • tug
  • tugged
  • tweak
  • tweaked
  • twisted
  • twit
  • twitch
  • twitched
  • twittered
  • undulated
  • vellicate
  • vibrated
  • wabbled
  • waved
  • wavered
  • whisk
  • wiggle
  • wiggled
  • wobbled
  • wrench
  • wrenched
  • wrest
  • wrested
  • wriggle
  • wriggled
  • wring
  • writhed
  • wrung
  • yank
  • yanked

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