in·dic·a·tive
in-ˈdi-kə-tiv 
1
: serving to indicate
actions indicative of fear
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact
the indicative mood
indicatively
adverb
1
: the indicative mood of a language
2
: a form in the indicative mood
Synonyms
Examples of indicative in a Sentence
Adjective
In “I walked to school,” the verb walked is in the indicative mood.
a wide-eyed look that is indicative of his constant curiosity
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Each frame in the animation covers two days, and the black circle is indicative of an expanding area that sees no sunlight as winter progresses.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
Since then, atmospheric river events and a parade of storms have mostly turned things around, with green and blue colors on Dec. 27, 2021 indicative of normal to above-normal snowpack.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2021
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Adjective
The vote is indicative of Asian Americans’ rightward shift toward tougher crime policies like much of the state, analysts say.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Each frame in the animation covers two days, and the black circle is indicative of an expanding area that sees no sunlight as winter progresses.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Noun
Indeed, by giving Wendy a more active part in the heroics indicative of the title change, this movie features more female empowerment all around, dispensing with much of the petty jealousy and girlish mooning over Peter that didn’t age particularly well during the last 70 years.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
Since then, atmospheric river events and a parade of storms have mostly turned things around, with green and blue colors on Dec. 27, 2021 indicative of normal to above-normal snowpack.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2021
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“Indicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indicative. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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indicative
1 of 2 adjective
in·dic·a·tive
in-ˈdik-ət-iv
1
: of, relating to, or being the grammatical mood that represents an act or state as a fact that can be known or proved
in "I am here," the verb "am" is in the indicative mood
2
: indicating something
remarks indicative of jealousy
indicatively
adverb
indicative
2 of 2 noun
: the indicative mood of a verb or a verb in this mood
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