indicate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of INDICATE

to serve as a sign or symptom of <his attitude seems to indicate that he has little interest in the project>

Synonyms bespeak, betoken, denote, mean, point (to), signify, tell (of)

Related Words bode, foreshow, foretell, presage

to convey an idea indirectly <her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so>

Synonyms allude, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, intimate, suggest

Related Words advert, mention, point, refer, signal, signalize, signify; smack (of), smell (of)

Near Antonyms announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain, spell out; delineate, describe

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