INDICATED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

indicated

verb

past tense of indicate

as in denoted

to serve as a sign or symptom of his attitude seems to indicate that he has little interest in the project

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as in implied

to convey an idea indirectly her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so

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Recent Examples of indicated Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Focusing on elections Trump indicated while speaking to reporters during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office on Tuesday that elections will be the primary focus of his address. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 14 July 2026 Close to 6 in 10 Americans, or 59%, indicated that the founding ideals of the declaration still guide the country. — Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 That reading indicated a slight decline from the previous month, suggesting the cooldown had extended beyond gasoline. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 July 2026 The political football that has been tossed around has been CNN, and some reporting indicated that Bonta may be OK with the outcome should Paramount agree to sell the news network and not bring it under CBS News and Bari Weiss. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 This material presents information through the date indicated, reflecting the author’s current expectations, and is subject to revision by the author, though the author is under no obligation to do so. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026 Initial reports indicated that found that two unknown Hispanic men forced their way into a victim's hotel room. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Going into the draft, Kantrovitz indicated the Cubs would emphasize pitching as a target. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

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Verb

Despite its correction, EWZ remains in a cyclical bull trend as defined by the weekly cloud model, denoted by the shaded area on the chart, which provides support for the uptrend aligned with former resistance near $34.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026
California is not experiencing a uniform decline in violent crime as denoted in the California Crime Statistics 2026.

— Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Definition of denoted

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The exterior of the Bowden house was found in Atlanta, and then McCall built a set for the interiors that was intended to convey the history implied in the script.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Chief competitor FedEx released its own guidance for the 2026 calendar year, which implied 20 percent earnings per share growth from June through December.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Definition of implied

Verb

Wahab previously said her bill is meant to prevent that same sort of abuse of taxpayer money in her district, which covers parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties.

— Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
The extreme demand for these shows — driven even higher after two headline-making nights — meant huge crowds of would-be concertgoers outside the ballpark on Sunday evening.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Definition of meant

Verb

LeBron update During Prime’s broadcast of Monday’s Heat summer league game, NBA insider Chris Haynes said James’ agent Rich Paul hinted that James’ free agent decision could be coming soon.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Eventually, their bond will sour with Raskova using her knowledge of Zoya’s scandalous paternity (Zoya’s father is heavily hinted to be either Brezhnev or a son of Brezhnev) against Irina somehow, until Irina turns the tables on Raskova herself.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Definition of hinted

Verb

Colorado regulators who recently began a formal rulemaking process had suggested a state-level minimum of three hours of nursing care per resident.

— Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Previous studies suggested that dielectric screening plays an important role, but structural distortions and screening effects remained so intertwined that they could not be cleanly separated.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

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