indicate

Verbs

  • (v) be a signal for or a symptom of
    • These symptoms indicate a serious illness
    • Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
    • The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
    bespeak, betoken, signal, point,
  • (v) indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
    • I showed the customer the glove section
    • He pointed to the empty parking space
    • he indicated his opponents
    point, designate, show,
  • (v) to state or express briefly
    • indicated his wishes in a letter
  • (v) give evidence of
    • The evidence argues for your claim
    • The results indicate the need for more work
    argue,
  • (v) suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
    • Tetracycline is indicated in such cases
    suggest,

Synonyms

bespeak betoken signal point designate show argue suggest

Antonyms

contraindicate

Words of close approximity

indicant