nod synonyms

nod

n.

  1. A slight bow

    dip, inclination, greeting; see bow 2.

  2. *Approval; usually used with the

    acceptance, affirmative answer, yes; see permission.

nod

v.

  1. To make a nodding movement

    assent, agree, sign, signal, greet, salaam, bend, curtsy, incline the head, acquiesce, consent, respond, fall in with, concur, acknowledge, recognize; see also agree, approve 1, bow 1.

    Antonyms deny*, dissent*, disagree. *

  2. To become sleepy or inattentive

    drowse, nap, drift, drift off; see sleep.

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