indicative
Pointing toward meaning
Indicative describes something that serves as a sign or indication of something else: The results are indicative of a larger trend.
In grammar, the indicative mood is the default form of verbs used for statements of fact and direct questions, as opposed to subjunctive or imperative moods.
Her silence was indicative of disapproval.
Hinting at impropriety
- representativeOne who acts for another
- characteristicDistinguishing quality or trait
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- illustrativeServing to explain
symptomatic · revealing · telling · signifying · denoting · pointing · hinting · implying
Prevailing emotional condition
- tenseStrained or nervous
- verbAction-expressing word
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- declarativeStating rather than asking
subjunctive · imperative · conditional · present · future · syntax · clause · form
Demonstration of truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- signMark conveying information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- clueSolving aid
trace · marker · demonstration · confirmation · verification · substantiation · documentation · corroboration
Representing through signs
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- quintessentialRepresenting the ideal type
- archetypalEmbodying the original pattern
- prototypicalServing as prime example
defining · exemplary · signature · hallmark · distinctive · emblematic · epitomic · classic
Measurable biological health signal
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- prognosticRelating to forecasts
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- symptomIndicator of disease
marker · sign · test · assessment · evaluation · measure · reading · result
suggestive
Hinting at impropriety
- representativeOne who acts for another
- characteristicDistinguishing quality or trait
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
illustrative · symptomatic · revealing · telling · signifying · denoting · pointing · hinting · implying · reflective
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- tenseStrained or nervous
- verbAction-expressing word
- conjugationVerb form variation system
declarative · subjunctive · imperative · conditional · present · future · syntax · clause · form · morphology
proof
Demonstration of truth
clue · trace · marker · demonstration · confirmation · verification · substantiation · documentation · corroboration · testimony
symbolic
Representing through signs
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- quintessentialRepresenting the ideal type
- archetypalEmbodying the original pattern
prototypical · defining · exemplary · signature · hallmark · distinctive · emblematic · epitomic · classic · paradigmatic
biomarker
Measurable biological health signal
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- prognosticRelating to forecasts
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
symptom · marker · sign · test · assessment · evaluation · measure · reading · result · finding
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- medical diagnosisdiagnosis, symptom, symptoms, condition, disease
- medical resultspositive, negative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive
indicativeconcealing
Keeping something secret
obscuring · hiding · masking · misleading · deceptive
indicativeimperative
Unavoidably necessary
subjunctive · conditional · interrogative · hypothetical · potential
indicativeirrelevant
Not pertinent
immaterial · unrelated · beside the point · meaningless · uninformative
indication, indicating, indications, contraindication, contraindications