Synonyms for INDICATIVE
ɪnˈdɪk ə tɪvin·dica·tive

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1. indicative mood, indicative, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact moodadjective

   a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

   Synonyms:
   common mood, declarative mood, indicative, declarative, fact mood, indicative mood

   Antonyms:
   concealing

2. indicative, declarativeadjective

   relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements

   "indicative mood"

   Synonyms:
   suggestive, indicatory, revelatory, asserting(a), declaratory, significative, declarative, indicative

   Antonyms:
   concealing

3. indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestiveadjective

   (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

   "actions indicative of fear"

   Synonyms:
   apocalyptical, suggestive, apocalyptic, indicatory, revelatory, indicative, significative, declarative, implicative

   Antonyms:
   concealing

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. indicativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   significant, to be taken as a sign

2. indicativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Gram.) affirmative

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1. List of paraphrases for "indicative":

   illustrative, tentative, informative, designator, timing, segregated, revealing, symptomatic, soft, guiding, directorial

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1. Kira Wampler:

   My husband actually said, ‘I would rather you join an early stage startup than have another baby right now.’ Which was so great, i think that it is indicative of the relationship that we have.

2. Doug Cote:

   Everyone's been worried about rising rates, but rising rates are indicative of economic growth and that's good news, i think the market is incorrect in believing that we're somehow in a secular stagnation story, when really we're in a stealth economic boom. And that will continue to drive markets higher.

3. Philip Petursson:

   It looks like oil is taking everything down with it, this could be indicative of a weaker economic environment for 2015, and that is starting to be realized by the equity market.

4. Randy Frederick:

   Yes there is rising inflation but the market is focusing more on the positives of improving earnings, robust GDP growth and the wider economy getting stronger, today’s action is indicative that the Fed hasn’t said anything that the market didn’t already know.

5. Arif Khan:

   We don’t want his world to be focused on how we combat negative stereotypes against us, we want him to be a person indicative of what true Islamic and American values are.