Synonyms for indication
ˌɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃənin·di·ca·tion

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1. indication

   A characteristic belongs to the nature or character of the person, thing, or class, and serves to identify an object; as, a copper-colored skin, high cheek-bones, and straight, black hair are characteristics of the American Indian. A sign is manifest to an observer; a mark or a characteristic may be more difficult to discover; an insensible person may show signs of life, while sometimes only close examination will disclose marks of violence. Pallor is ordinarily a mark of fear; but in some brave natures it is simply a characteristic of intense earnestness. Mark is sometimes used in a good, but often in a bad sense; we speak of the characteristic of a gentleman, the mark of a villain. Compare ATTRIBUTE; CHARACTER.

   Synonyms:
   attribute, attribute, character, characteristic, distinction, feature, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, sign, singularity, trace, trait

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1. indication

   Synonyms:
   sign, token, manifestation, evidence, demonstration, note, symptom, proof, mark, prognostic

   Antonyms:
   silence, undemonstrativeness, surmise, misdirection, misindication, misguidance

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1. indication, indicantnoun

   something that serves to indicate or suggest

   "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

   Synonyms:
   reading, index number, index, indicator, indicant, denotation, meter reading

   Antonyms:
   contraindication

2. indication, denotationnoun

   the act of indicating or pointing out by name

   Synonyms:
   meter reading, reading, reference, extension, indicant, denotation

   Antonyms:
   contraindication

3. indicationnoun

   (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure

   "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"

   Synonyms:
   meter reading, reading, indicant, denotation

   Antonyms:
   contraindication

4. indicationnoun

   something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

   "there were indications that it was time to leave"

   Synonyms:
   meter reading, reading, indicant, denotation

   Antonyms:
   contraindication

5. reading, meter reading, indicationnoun

   a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

   "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

   Synonyms:
   reading, recitation, reading material, meter reading, interpretation, recital, indicant, denotation, version

   Antonyms:
   contraindication

Matched Categories

1. • Advice
   • Communication
   • Medicine
   • Naming
   • Reason

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1. indicationadjective

   Synonyms:
   indicating

2. indicationadjective

   Synonyms:
   sign, mark, token, note, index, symptom, manifestation

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1. indicationnoun

   Synonyms:
   designation, signifying, symptom, evidence, sign, token, manifestation

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1. List of paraphrases for "indication":

   indications, sign, hint, indicator, signal, evidence, indicates, marking, index, idea, indicating, designation, indicate, reference, mention

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How to use indication in a sentence?

1. John Stephenson:

   Until we see an indication that (global growth) is getting much worse, which would not be good for markets, or we see it getting much better, I think we're essential range bound.

2. Peter Cook:

   The pilot reported that he felt ... the (Chinese) aircraft passed in front of his nose in an unsafe fashion, there's no indication this was a near collision.

3. Jon Bramnick:

   An abstention is an indication that I respect the holiday but I also respect the taxpayers.

4. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl:

   We have a lot of evidence still to go through, just based on where we're at now, we are not seeing any indication of race being a motive.

5. Roland Racevskis:

   It's an indication of his authenticity that he doesn't shrink from the term, i think he can change people's views of socialism, but I'm not so starry-eyed to think it will be easy or he won't be attacked for it.