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Indicate means to point to or show something.
Signs indicate directions; symptoms indicate illness; data indicates trends.
To indicate is also to express briefly or indirectly: She indicated her displeasure with a frown.
In driving, to indicate is to signal a turn.
The word suggests showing without stating explicitly—evidence indicates guilt, but proof establishes it.
Exact location or meaning
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- showMake something apparent
- markVisible impression or sign
- denoteRepresent in meaning
designate · flag · highlight · underscore · pinpoint · spotlight · identify · specify
Indicate without stating
- hintIndirect suggestion
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- intimateClosely personal or private
- insinuateSuggest without directly stating
allude · connote · infer · signal · foreshadow · presage · portend · bespeak
Make something apparent
- demonstrateShow or prove something
- revealMake something visible
- displayPresentation for viewing
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
evidence · betray · reflect · expose · disclose · exhibit · express · convey
point
Exact location or meaning
denote · designate · flag · highlight · underscore · pinpoint · spotlight · identify · specify · reference
imply
Indicate without stating
insinuate · allude · connote · infer · signal · foreshadow · presage · portend · bespeak · betoken
show
Make something apparent
- demonstrateShow or prove something
- revealMake something visible
- displayPresentation for viewing
manifest · evidence · betray · reflect · expose · disclose · exhibit · express · convey · illustrate
say
Speak words aloud
communicate · express · assert · affirm · proclaim · convey · articulate · voice · specify · mention
register
Record officially; vocal range
meter · show · record · measure · calibrate · quantify · monitor · track · detect · sense
- expressionexpress, convey, communicate, verbal, nonverbal
- showingshow, displaying, display, exhibiting, demonstrate
- Suggestinghint, imply, suggest, allude, insinuate
- highlightemphasize, highlight, accentuate, underscore, underline
- formal verbsrequest, inquire, require, submit, proceed
- Reference Wordscite, mention, quote, reference, footnote
- economic indicatorsData measuring financial health
- leading indicatorsStatistics forecasting economic direction
- indicator lightSmall lamp showing status
- turn indicatorVehicle directional signal
- battery indicatorDisplay showing power remaining
- typing indicatorShows someone writing
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