Dictionary Check: indication

"indication" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

noun

something that serves to indicate or suggest

Example: "an indication of foul play"
Synonyms:
noun

the act of indicating or pointing out by name

Synonyms:
noun

(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure

Example: "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
Antonyms:
noun

something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

Example: "there were indications that it was time to leave"
noun

a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

Example: "he could not believe the meter reading"

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