List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 400

SYNONYMS: trace, vestige, track, trail.
These nouns denote a visible sign or perceptible indication of the passage or former presence of something.

Trace applies to both physical and immaterial evidence: I immediately recognized the charred traces of a fire. Despite his excellent English, he still retains the faint trace of a French accent.
Vestige refers to a surviving remnant of what once existed or is past: There were long lines of edifices, vestiges of whose ruins may still be found; there were vestiges of a very universal custom.
Track usually denotes a mark or succession of marks, as footprints, left by something that has passed: Archaeologists excavated some fossilized dinosaur tracks.
Trail can refer to the tracks of a person or an animal, especially one being hunted: We came across the recent trails of but two of the animals we were after.