indicatively

As a sign

In a manner that indicates or points to something; as a sign or suggestion rather than a certainty.

The results indicatively suggest a correlation, though more research is needed.

In grammar, indicatively refers to using the indicative mood—stating facts rather than possibilities or commands.

suggesting

suggestively

In an implying manner

intimating · alluding · pointing · signifying · denoting · connoting · foreshadowing · portending · presaging · prefiguring

signaling

pointing

Directing attention somewhere

noting · highlighting · underscoring · emphasizing · specifying · identifying · designating · pinpointing · singling out · drawing attention

demonstrating

showing

Presenting for others

revealing · evidencing · illustrating · exemplifying · representing · depicting · presenting · showcasing · demonstrating · substantiating

Opposites
evidential strength

indicativelyconclusively

In a final, undeniable manner

definitively · decisively · authoritatively · certainly · inconclusively

communicative significance

indicativelyinsignificantly

In an unimportant manner

meaninglessly · trivially · inconsequentially · negligibly · unremarkably

GRAMMATICAL MOOD (linguistic sense)

indicativelyimperatively

In a commanding manner

conditionally · hypothetically · interrogatively

Family

indicative, indicatives

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