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INDICATION Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word indication. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word indication. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INDICATION

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clue
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a slight indication

• evidence that helps to solve a problem

verb

• roll into a ball

demonstration
nounn
noun

• a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

• a show of military force or preparedness

• a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

• proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion

• a visual presentation showing how something works

hint
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an indirect suggestion

• a slight indication

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a just detectable amount

• an indication of potential opportunity

verb

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

intimation
nounn
noun

• an indirect suggestion

• a slight suggestion or vague understanding

proof
nounn
noun

• any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

• a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

• a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

• (printing) an impression made to check for errors

• a trial photographic print from a negative

• the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

adjective satellite

• (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

verb

• make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

• knead to reach proper lightness

• read for errors

• activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk

• make resistant (to harm)

sign
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• a public display of a message

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

• having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

• an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

• a gesture that is part of a sign language

• a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

• a character indicating a relation between quantities

adjective satellite

• used of the language of the deaf

verb

• mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

• be engaged by a written agreement

• engage by written agreement

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• place signs, as along a road

• communicate in sign language

• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

signal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• any incitement to action

• an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

adjective satellite

• notably out of the ordinary

verb

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• be a signal for or a symptom of

suggestion
nounn
noun

• an idea that is suggested

• a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

• a just detectable amount

• persuasion formulated as a suggestion

• the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

• the act of inducing hypnosis

denotation
nounn
noun

• the act of indicating or pointing out by name

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

indicant
nounn
noun

• something that serves to indicate or suggest

• 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

reading
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

• a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

• a particular interpretation or performance

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

• written material intended to be read

• a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

• a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

• the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

meter reading
nounn
noun

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

• the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

Best Hypernyms For INDICATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for indication, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
advice clue communication cue datum evidence gesture hint manifestation naming proof reason sign signal symbol
Phrases (1)
data point

Alternatives for CLUE

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