indicatory
Serving as sign
Indicatory means serving to indicate or point something out.
The word functions like indicative but appears rarely in modern usage, mostly in older or formal texts: The symptoms were indicatory of a more serious condition.
Indicative is the preferred term in contemporary English.
Suggesting indirectly
- implyingSuggesting without stating directly
- allusiveContaining indirect references
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- insinuativeImplying indirectly
intimating · telltale · veiled · inferential · meaningful · pointing · significant · subtle
Indicator of disease
- signMark conveying information
- manifestationOutward display of something
- markerSomething that signals location
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
hallmark · trademark · characteristic · expression · presentation · red flag · warning sign · outbreak
Message-conveying cue
- beaconGuiding light source
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- warningAlert about danger
flare · siren · horn · bell · flash · notification · transmit · semaphore
Evaluative examination
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
detection · measurement · analysis · identification · imaging · bloodwork · biopsy · marker
hinting
Suggesting indirectly
- implyingSuggesting without stating directly
- allusiveContaining indirect references
- evocativeTending to summon memories
insinuative · intimating · telltale · veiled · inferential · meaningful · pointing · significant · subtle · connotative
symptom
Indicator of disease
- signMark conveying information
- manifestationOutward display of something
- markerSomething that signals location
evidence · hallmark · trademark · characteristic · expression · presentation · red flag · warning sign · outbreak · flare-up
signal
Message-conveying cue
warning · flare · siren · horn · bell · flash · notification · transmit · semaphore · lighthouse
test
Evaluative examination
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
examination · detection · measurement · analysis · identification · imaging · bloodwork · biopsy · marker · readout
indicatorymisleading
Causing false beliefs
deceptive · ambiguous · confusing · uninformative · equivocal
- 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