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indicative

/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/noun, adjective4 syllables

Indicative means: (usually followed by ‘of’) pointing out or revealing clearly.

Synonyms for indicative10

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

indicative mood, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact mood

adjective, as in (usually followed by ‘of’) pointing out or revealing clearly

indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive, revealing

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

declarative

What does indicative mean?3

adjective

1

(usually followed by ‘of’) pointing out or revealing clearly“actions indicative of fear”

2

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

noun

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Indicative in a sentence

  • Macedonian has four verbal moods: indicative, conditional, imperative, and renarrative.Lepotdeterre
  • A high forehead is indicative of great mental power.CM
  • That the death penalty exists is less indicative of our civilization than that hangmen can be found.Joutsentaika

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Forms of indicative

as a noun

plural
indicatives