Gesture
Gesture noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.
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Synonyms for Gesture
Token and gesture are semantically related in show topic. In some cases you can use "Token" instead a noun "Gesture", when it comes to topics like motion as communication.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good gesture | good token |
| rare | rare gesture | rare token |
| similar | similar gesture | similar token |
| symbolic | symbolic gesture | symbolic token |
| Other adjectives: appropriate, single, romantic, small, grand, traditional, significant, last, different. | ||
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Played with in The Seer when Doumeki requests a token before he duels on Watanuki's, his employer's, behalf (which is a tradition in his own country, and not considered a romantic gesture).
Source: The Lady's Favour - Seeing as they only changed the show's title, and not its theme song, or the lead character's name, it was rather a token gesture.
Source: Market-Based Title -
Mentioning this to her is a token gesture, however, as his wife maintains that she's bad luck, and he doesn't defend her.
Source: Webcomic / What Birds Know
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Token and Gesture. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gesture/token
Gesture & Token. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gesture/token>.
Token or Gesture. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gesture/token.
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