INDICATING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

indicating

verb

present participle of indicate

as in signifying

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in implying

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of indicating The president also defended the need to keep the state of emergency while also indicating his goal of ending it eventually. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The wholesale price index for energy leapt more than 10% in September from August, indicating a significant increase in energy costs faced by manufacturers and other producers. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 These are two ways of organizing quantum information to detect and correct errors, with the distance indicating the code’s level of protection against certain errors. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 As things stand, Boise State is the only team ranked in the AP Top 25, indicating that the Broncos are in the driver’s seat. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026 Police entered the vehicle's license plate into the Flock system, indicating that the vehicle had left the city of Inkster. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 But in its September filing for the apartment project, ValueRock management checked a box indicating that no historic or cultural resources are known to exist on the property. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 California voters have up to three chances to fix a mistake on their ballot, including by exchanging it at the county elections office or indicating the correction directly on the original ballot without initialing it. — Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Mice without flagellin receptors were less affected—indicating a direct link between flagellin and an immune system response. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicating

Verb

But in the Pentagon’s email system, Kollitides’ name now carries an abbreviation signifying he has been designated an HQE, or highly qualified expert.

— Aaron Davis, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026
The Equal Weight actually had the edge, up 16% over that stretch, signifying a broader base of stocks participating in the rally.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of signifying

Verb

The cinematic film follows a number of wrestlers in different stages of their careers, including a yokozuna, a title denoting the highest rank in professional sumo, over the course of a year.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
The following table, like others below, shows their ages on June 1, 2030, with greens highlighting younger players and reds denoting those who’ll be over 30.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of denoting

Verb

The filmmaker was hinting heavily at what might be in store for the festival’s surprise screening Wednesday evening at the Institut Lumière.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
With the midterms coming up and the administration hinting generally at more budget cuts in the past week, educators here want to spread the word.

— Lauren Linder, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of hinting

Verb

Stan’s dad, Randy (who is now the size of his son after going to Sephora and thus is forced to enroll back in school) does beat up Ike’s opponent, though, meaning his looksmaxxed face is no longer.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
The Vatican has now said that those tests included a robotic bronchoscopic biopsy, meaning doctors had already taken tissue samples to assess whether the mass was cancerous.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of meaning

Verb

Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.

— Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Musk went even further during the unveiling, suggesting engineers eventually want to reach half the speed of sound.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggesting

Browse Nearby Words

indicates

indicating

indication

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Indicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicating. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of indicating

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

fervid

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes