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Core logical function
Confirm, reinforce, or strengthen a preceding claim, sometimes by adding a more striking fact.
Example
The technique is reliable; indeed, all four laboratories obtained the same result.
indeed
/ɪnˈdiːd/ · in-DEEDemphasis transition
Confirm, reinforce, or strengthen a preceding claim, sometimes by adding a more striking fact.
Use indeed to express this relationship precisely: confirm, reinforce, or strengthen a preceding claim, sometimes by adding a more striking fact.
What indeed Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Sentence connection
Use this expression in its normal grammatical frame so the relationship between the surrounding ideas remains explicit.
Example
Indeed, the earliest layer contains no imported pottery at all.
3
Argument-level effect
It tells the reader how to interpret the timing, scope, evidence, contrast, condition, or consequence in the statement.
Example
The reform was significant—transformative, indeed, for small producers.
Use indeed Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
The technique is reliable; indeed, all four laboratories obtained the same result.
Indeed, the earliest layer contains no imported pottery at all.
The reform was significant—transformative, indeed, for small producers.
Precision Matters
Indeed overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
indeed
vs.Means confirm, reinforce, or strengthen a preceding claim, sometimes by adding a more striking fact.
in fact
Means emphasise that a statement is true, often by strengthening or correcting what came before.
indeed
vs.Means confirm, reinforce, or strengthen a preceding claim, sometimes by adding a more striking fact.
furthermore
Means add another point that supports or extends what has just been stated.
indeed
vs.Means confirm, reinforce, or strengthen a preceding claim, sometimes by adding a more striking fact.
granted
Means accept that a point is true before introducing a qualification or counterargument.
indeed
vs.Means confirm, reinforce, or strengthen a preceding claim, sometimes by adding a more striking fact.
in particular
Means single out one especially relevant member, feature, or example from a broader group.
Test indeed in Context
The second statement strongly confirms and intensifies the first.
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The decline was not gradual. ___, nearly half the population disappeared within one decade.