Synonyms for

Vestige

Verb / ˈvestɪdʒ / Another word for vestige — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a trace or evidence of something that is no longer present

Synonyms & similar words

tincture trace shadow remnant trace hint echo shadow mark sign remains imprint footprint impression token relic artifact memorial reminder memory vestigial legacy fossil

Example sentences

  1. The old castle was the last vestige of the kingdom's history.
  2. There was a vestige of hope left in the little girl's heart.
  3. The scientists found a vestige of the extinct species in the fossil record.
  4. The abandoned factory was a vestige of the town's former prosperity.
  5. The ancient ruins were the only vestige of the lost civilization.

Quotes

  • The past is never dead. It's not even past. It's a vestige of what was.
  • The only true voyage of discovery...would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another, of a hundred others, to behold the hundred universes that each of them beholds, that each of them is.
  • The remains of the old must be decently laid away; the path of the new prepared. That is the difference between Revolution and Progress.

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