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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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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Recent Examples of indexes

Noun

Asia was mixed but the European indexes rose in early trading. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, across Europe, technology stocks pushed indices into the red during the morning session. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 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 The index is a weighted sum of six sub-indices that are derived from Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, PMI comments trackers and PMI commodity price and supply indicators that are compiled by S&P Global. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 The bond rout had sent stocks tumbling early in the day, but as the decades-high yields eased, so did losses among the major stock indexes. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 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

Claim narratives can be analyzed for patterns in how members described their circumstances before a lapse, revealing early indicators that a structured premium payment record alone would never surface.

— Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Pastries containing squash for which there is a poster indicating a shelf life of two days under refrigeration, were for sale and at room temperature without time-mark indicators to be discarded.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicators

Verb

Cleveland Clinic lists a long slate of possible benefits ranging from lower blood pressure and improved oxygen levels to reduced snoring, better dry mouth and improved bad breath.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
In its November issue, Food & Wine magazine lists Francesco Martucci in Wynwood as one of the 27 Best Pizzas in America.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of lists

Noun

The forests are thick with spruce, their needles a deep, musty green veiled in shadows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The company made use of burgeoning microneedle patch technology, placing the microneedles in select designs like stars and hearts on the patch, and embedding pigments in the miniscule needles.

— Avery Stone, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of needles

Verb

Lemley has practiced medicine for 14 years, 10 of those in Texas, according to Texas Medical Board records.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The boy’s mother, who was in a dating relationship with Clark, tried to intervene, but Clark allegedly struck her with the chair, too, court records state.

— Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

Verb

The Sun enters your 12th House, drawing your attention toward rest, reflection, privacy, unfinished matters, and everything easier to hear when the outside world becomes less demanding.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
The company enters a specialized market with a domestic supply problem.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of enters

Verb

The incident channel fills with messages of relief, and somebody schedules a review for next week.

— Mani Padisetti, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
The Virgo Moon moves through your 6th House of Work and Wellness, making tasks, health habits, and schedules more noticeable.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 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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