INDICATIONS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

indications

noun

plural of indication

as in clues

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 indications Whichever state chooses to do so will come into the national spotlight, as its decision may well serve as indications of how workers feel about the surrounding economic climate. —

Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 June 2026 For now, there appears to be positive spending indications for European in-store, but current trends are unclear as data points are still being compiled. —

Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 18 June 2026 Investment simplicity – Early indications suggest a relatively limited set of investment options, likely focused on equities. —

Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 There are no current indications that the cramp is part of a more serious issue. —

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 By all indications, Antetokounmpo would embrace a relocation to South Florida. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 All the indications are that Bellingham is in a great place right now, excellent and committed against Costa Rica, not a man apart but very much bought into the group, celebrating with Rice when the Arsenal man opened the scoring in that final pre-tournament friendly. —

Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 16 June 2026 That probably was evident from the wall-to-wall FIFA imagery at Kansas City International Airport, which by all indications is dressed up for the World Cup unlike any others in the United States. —

Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 Early indications of buying interest on Nasdaq pointed to a roughly 30% jump from the shares’ offering price of $135. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.

— Mark Cooper, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Despite decades of searching, scientists could only gather clues of wind eruptions dating back more than 20,000 years but none more recent.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 16 June 2026