Synonyms for indicative
ɪnˈdɪk ə tɪvin·dica·tive

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1. indicative mood, indicative, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact moodadjective

   a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

   Synonyms:
   common mood, declarative mood, declarative, fact mood, indicative mood

   Antonyms:
   concealing

2. indicative, declarativeadjective

   relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements

   "indicative mood"

   Synonyms:
   suggestive, indicatory, revelatory, asserting(a), declaratory, significative, declarative

   Antonyms:
   concealing

3. indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestiveadjective

   (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

   "actions indicative of fear"

   Synonyms:
   apocalyptical, suggestive, apocalyptic, indicatory, revelatory, significative, declarative, implicative

   Antonyms:
   concealing

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1. indicativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   significant, to be taken as a sign

2. indicativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Gram.) affirmative

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1. List of paraphrases for "indicative":

   illustrative, tentative, informative, designator, timing, segregated, revealing, symptomatic, soft, guiding, directorial

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1. Rich Ross:

   Wouldn't it be amazing if we could tell stories that are actually indicative of behaviors and situations and see if we can alter them in a positive way? that's my kind of interactive — make people care.

2. Ted Cruz:

   The sound you're hearing is the sound of screams coming from Washington, D.C., but what's happening nationally is indicative of the stakes in this race.

3. Michael Arone:

   To me it's indicative of this idea that potentially you could have an inflation scare in 2020 and perhaps investors are beginning to position themselves for such a scare.

4. Chapter President Valerie Butler:

   There are so many things that went wrong with this traffic stop, but it is indicative of what's happening around the country, and how officers walk away from cases with no disciplinary action, to include termination and or firing, it was shameful. It was embarrassing. It was disgusting.

5. Jillian Lauren:

   It's maybe indicative of the way that a lot of people in power behave, which is, it's one rule for them and another rule for the rest of the people, who don't have so much money and don't have so much power.