Synonyms for indicator
ˈɪn dɪˌkeɪ tərin·di·ca·tor

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1. indicatornoun

   Synonyms:
   turn signal, trafficator

2. indicatornoun

   A pointer or index that indicates something.

   Synonyms:
   trafficator, turn signal

3. indicatornoun

   A meter or gauge.

   Synonyms:
   turn signal, trafficator

4. indicatornoun

   The needle or dial on such a meter.

   Synonyms:
   trafficator, turn signal

5. indicatornoun

   Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.

   Synonyms:
   turn signal, trafficator

6. indicatornoun

   A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.

   Synonyms:
   turn signal, trafficator

7. indicatornoun

   A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.

   Synonyms:
   turn signal, trafficator

8. indicatornoun

   A trafficator.

   Synonyms:
   turn signal, trafficator

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.7 / 6 votes

1. index, index number, indicant, indicatornoun

   a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time

   Synonyms:
   power, exponent, index number, index, indicant, forefinger, index finger, indication

2. indicatornoun

   a signal for attracting attention

   Synonyms:
   index number, indicant, index

3. indicatornoun

   a device for showing the operating condition of some system

   Synonyms:
   index number, indicant, index

4. indicatornoun

   (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction

   Synonyms:
   index number, indicant, index

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1. • Chemistry
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   • Device
   • Fact
   • Signal

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annunciator

   annunciators indicate the existence of, and draw attention to, a condition.

   Submitted by rinat on February 7, 2016  

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1. indicatornoun

   Synonyms:
   (as in a hotel) annunciator

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1. List of paraphrases for "indicator":

   indicators, beacon, flag, indicatorlight, index, gauge, 'indicateur, indication, pointer, minder, indicateur, prompt, predictor, witness, beacons, marker, designator, readout, measure, proxy

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1. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

   Investors are monitoring when a sell-off in U.S. technology stocks will stop as the sector is a leading indicator for economic confidence.

2. Springfield Police Chief Lee Graf:

   Eric Eugene Cole was lying in the street, you can see from the videos, and the officer did not see him and struck him with Springfield Police vehicle, that camera focuses where it's pointed. It is not an indicator of what the officer is seeing. It is not an indicator of where Springfield Police're looking.

3. Ralph Baric:

   This is a landmark study that reveals new and unexpected insights into the mechanisms that regulate disease progression and severity following SARS-CoV-2 infection, in addition, we describe a new reverse genetic platform for SARS-CoV-2 allowing us to produce key indicator viruses that will support national vaccine efforts designed to control the spread and severity of this terrible disease.

4. Jonathan Sudaria:

   The argument that a weaker pound and euro should lend some support to those respective economies, and the fact that a US rate hike should be an indicator of strength for the U.S. economy, still exists and we're set to see traders trying to claw back some of yesterday's losses on the open.

5. Gavin Schmidt:

   The last seven years have all been more than 1-degree Celsius above the 19th century -- and that's large enough on a planetary scale to start showing up much, much more clearly in local and regional and extreme events, the global warming is now large enough that it's an indicator of all those other things that we're already seeing. So, we're now seeing global warming quite locally in ways that, a decade ago or maybe 20 years ago, was still unclear.