/ Thesaurus / N Synonyms of nodding Find synonyms for: Verb1. nod, gesticulate, gesture, motionusage: express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"2. nod, communicate, intercommunicateusage: lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"3. nodusage: let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"4. nod, moveusage: sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"5. nod, drowseusage: be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"Adjective1. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping, unerect (vs. erect)usage: having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language