INDICES Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

indexes 1 of 2

noun

variants or indices

plural of index

as in indicators

an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information the index on the thermometer dropped below zero

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Relevance

indexes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of index

as in lists

to put (someone or something) on a list indexed all the books in the library by category

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deletes

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Recent Examples of indexes

Noun

As cracks emerge in the global AI rally, data from LSEG shows Indian benchmark indexes have outperformed global peers over the past month, as some investors see the Indian market as a hedge against AI. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 Wall Street cheered the Blue Wave that put Democrats in control of both the Senate and House, with major market indexes and media stocks posting gains Wednesday morning after the midterm elections. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 The major indexes in Europe and Asia were up across the board this morning (with the sole exception of Japan’s Nikkei). — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 Since peaking in June, key Chinese indexes have fallen more than 20%, crossing the threshold for a bear market. — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 Investor reaction was muted, with the three major indexes remaining essentially flat after the Fed's announcement. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 A day earlier, European indexes fell sharply following violent protests that could ultimately force governments on the continent to increase their spending to ease voters’ anger. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 All the indices on the subdial are filled with Super-LumiNova, but the two and six glow in a different color as an homage to Barkley’s number (26). — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Industrials Both indexes high new highs Wednesday. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 May 2026 The ratio worth tracking is confirmed to suspected, currently about 1 in 15, which indexes how quickly the lab system is catching up to the field. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 Instead of the open web, the platform indexes a library of about 500 million documents, including premium business content such as SEC filings, earnings transcripts, and expert research. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 The video indexes temporal compression—not historical eventfulness or developmental logic but monotonous repetition, endurance without transformation. — Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 That’s a footprint that intentionally indexes heavily on Western Europe, which has wealthier markets even if it might be further removed from the continent’s more ardent basketball markets. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indexes

Noun

Although Cinequest detected strong interest and viewing intentions before release, the eventual scale of the success exceeded what those indicators could predict.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
All of Eaton's leading indicators are pointing to further growth ahead.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of indicators

Verb

The attacks were paid for by a political committee, Students and Parents First, which lists Cervera’s phone number and email address.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
The Department of Labor lists the company as having between 250 – 499 employees.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of lists

Noun

Appointments typically start with a consultation and a review of TMJ history, followed by cleaning the jawline, mapping injection points with a white eyeliner pencil and placing botulinum toxin into the muscle with very thin needles.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Like other firs, the needlelike leaves of the oyamel fir grow directly from the branch, and the needles’ bases, which are shaped like suction cups, leave conspicuous circular scars when the leaves fall.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of needles

Verb

Some lawyers have tried to find their clients through an ICE program that schedules legal calls, but only a small percentage of detention centers use it, the lawsuit says.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
As a workaround, some lawyers have tried to find their clients through an ICE program that schedules legal calls, but only a small percentage of detention centers use it, the lawsuit says.

— Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of schedules

Verb

Correspondence files that document how a company responded at the moments that mattered most.

— Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Sweden files more patents per person than almost every other European country, hosts four of the world’s top 130 universities, and is ranked by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization as the second most innovative economy on earth.

— Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of files

Verb

Any time there is the potential for further punishment, a report catalogs what happened, if there was a penalty called, the players involved, any disciplinary history, the aggressor's next game and video clips of the incident.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The beginning of the novel catalogs his traumas, searching for an all-encompassing origin story that might explain his delinquency.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

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