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Core action
Showed, signalled, suggested, or pointed to a fact, condition, or conclusion.
Example
The scan indicated damage beneath the surface.
indicated
/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪd/ · IN-dih-kay-tidverb
Showed, signalled, suggested, or pointed to a fact, condition, or conclusion.
Use indicated to express this relationship precisely: showed, signalled, suggested, or pointed to a fact, condition, or conclusion.
What indicated Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Common construction
Use this expression in its normal grammatical frame so the relationship between the surrounding ideas remains explicit.
Example
Survey results indicated that demand had fallen.
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Reasoning effect
It tells the reader how to interpret the timing, scope, evidence, contrast, condition, or consequence in the statement.
Example
Nothing in the records indicated deliberate fraud.
Use indicated Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
The scan indicated damage beneath the surface.
Survey results indicated that demand had fallen.
Nothing in the records indicated deliberate fraud.
Precision Matters
Indicated overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
indicated
vs.Means showed, signalled, suggested, or pointed to a fact, condition, or conclusion.
obfuscate
Means make an idea, issue, or statement unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand.
indicated
vs.Means showed, signalled, suggested, or pointed to a fact, condition, or conclusion.
refute
Means to prove that a claim is false.
indicated
vs.Means showed, signalled, suggested, or pointed to a fact, condition, or conclusion.
suppress
Means prevent, restrain, stop, or keep something from being expressed, revealed, or developing.
indicated
vs.Means showed, signalled, suggested, or pointed to a fact, condition, or conclusion.
imply
Means suggest, indicate, or communicate something indirectly without stating it explicitly.
Test indicated in Context
The change served as a sign or symptom of the blockage.
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A sudden rise in pressure ___ that the valve had become blocked.