INDICATION Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

indication

noun

ˌin-də-ˈkā-shən

Definition of indication

as in clue

a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation) there are indications that a medical breakthrough in the treatment of the disease is imminent

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Recent Examples of indication Months later, indications show that the law has largely failed, according to data from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, the regulatory agency tasked with enforcing the law. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026 There is no indication that Hamels, who originally commissioned the home, is connected to the foreclosure. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026 Her fancy galloon may have once edged a cap or other garments, now serving as the only indication of her elevated social class. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 If family history is any indication, Frank Kelleher is just getting warmed up in his fifth year as president of Daytona International Speedway. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indication

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But still, Hoffmann is one of the only figures in the Jewish Museum show to have stayed in Vienna through World War II and survived—which is always a clue for this cohort.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Instead of using p-tau217 and amyloid blood tests for diagnosis, Isaacson runs them to look for clues on how people are responding to treatment and lifestyle changes.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of clue

Noun

And given the lunar ice’s likely extreme age, Dell’Agnello says, tracing its history would offer hints about the origins of Earth’s water as well.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
In overtime versus Penn State, Moore had a wide-open touchdown to Kenyon Sadiq on the corner route but quickly found the checkdown at the first hint of pressure.

— Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hint

Noun

Gates brushed aside the idea that his suggestions might draw pushback from the accelerationist voices in the tech industry.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Mixed response Gates made the same suggestion nearly a decade ago and was subject to robust criticism at the time.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggestion

Noun

The researchers also reviewed recordings of 123 outpatient visits and concluded that physicians should be encouraged to shake hands while remaining attentive to nonverbal cues indicating whether a patient is comfortable with it.

— Zain Khawaja, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026
The technology can transcribe and translate speech, identify objects and scene content, and infer location cues from video.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of cue

Noun

Those ideas say some people are superior to others, and the inequality that exists in the world around us reflects those innate differences, and inequality is a good thing, and a necessary thing, and the only real way to organize social life.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Instead of gathering a group to generate ideas aloud, where the first strong opinion tends to anchor everyone else's thinking, brainwriting has each person privately jot down ideas before the group reconvenes to build on them.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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