indication
Hint of something
An indication is a sign pointing toward something—a hint, suggestion, or piece of evidence.
A fever is an indication of illness.
Smoke indicates fire.
There was no indication he planned to leave.
In medicine, an indication is a symptom or condition that makes a particular treatment advisable: The drug has several approved indications.
Message-conveying cue
- markerSomething that signals location
- signMark conveying information
- symptomIndicator of disease
- manifestationOutward display of something
token · evidence · mark · pointer · cue · telltale · giveaway · tipoff
Idea proposed for consideration
- clueSolving aid
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- intimationIndirect indication of something
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
whisper · trace · glimpse · nudge · allusion · implication · insinuation · innuendo
Alert about danger
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- portentSign of future calamity
- presageIndicate beforehand
foreshadowing · premonition · augury · auspice · prognostic · precursor · herald · predictor
Conclusion from premises
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
prognosis · extrapolation · surmise · conjecture · hypothesis · assumption · judgment · assessment
Demonstration of truth
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- verificationProving something accurate
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
documentation · substantiation · demonstration · record · exhibit · artifact · specimen · footprint
signal
Message-conveying cue
manifestation · token · evidence · mark · pointer · cue · telltale · giveaway · tipoff · red flag
suggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
- clueSolving aid
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- intimationIndirect indication of something
glimmer · whisper · trace · glimpse · nudge · allusion · implication · insinuation · innuendo · overtone
warning
Alert about danger
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- portentSign of future calamity
presage · foreshadowing · premonition · augury · auspice · prognostic · precursor · herald · predictor · bellwether
deduction
Conclusion from premises
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- interpretationAssigned meaning
diagnosis · prognosis · extrapolation · surmise · conjecture · hypothesis · assumption · judgment · assessment · evaluation
proof
Demonstration of truth
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- verificationProving something accurate
confirmation · documentation · substantiation · demonstration · record · exhibit · artifact · specimen · footprint · fingerprint
- cluesclue, clues, hint, hints, cue
- hintshint, clue, tip, nudge, cue
- medical termsdiagnosis, disorder, surgery, disease, illness
- medical diagnosisdiagnosis, symptom, symptoms, condition, disease
- pharmacologypharmacology, drugs, pharmacokinetics, dose, drug
- FDAdrug approval, approval letter, drug recall, recalls, labeling laws
indicationproof
Demonstration of truth
misinformation · misdirection · red herring · false lead · confirmation
indicationmisinformation
False data spread unintentionally
misdirection · deception · misguidance · disinformation · red herring