Definitions

indicative

[in-dik-uh-tiv] / ɪnˈdɪk ə tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

exhibitive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emblematic ominous suggestive symbolic symptomatic

STRONG

characteristic demonstrative prognostic testimonial

WEAK

apocalyptic augural auspicious connotative denotative denotive designative diagnostic evidential evincive expressive inauspicious indicatory indicial pointing to significant significatory testatory

Example Sentences

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Locals said the incident was indicative of tensions in the community ever since the settlement of Sa-Nur was re-established.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Free-cash-flow yields relative to the stock price are probably the most indicative of value for these stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

First-quarter results should therefore not be taken as indicative for the rest of 2026, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“While we acknowledge that Anthropic could still be engineering its own cyber products in lower-barrier areas, we see the urgency of the partnership as indicative of core cyber’s relative insulation from AI disintermediation,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

This is perhaps indicative of excess glibness, considering how little I apparently knew.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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