vestige | Definition of vestige

Synonyms and Antonyms of vestige

1 a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished

a few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke

Synonyms of vestige

echo, ghost, relic, shadow, trace

Words Related to vestige

memento, remembrance, reminder

afterimage, aftertaste

balance, corpse, hangover, leftover, oddment, remainder, remnant, scrap

dreg(s), leavings, remain(s), residual, residue, rest

2 the mark or impression made by a foot

the fossilized vestige of a dinosaur that traversed that muddy landscape millions of years ago

Synonyms of vestige

footmark, footprint, footstep, step, trace

Words Related to vestige

pug, spoor, track