Indication meaning

What does “indication” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“indication” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: something that serves to indicate or suggest.

indication

something that serves to indicate or suggest
“an indication of foul play”
“indications of strain”
Synonymsindicant
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
Synonymsdenotation
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
“the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics”
Oppositescontraindication
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
“there were indications that it was time to leave”
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
“he could not believe the meter reading”
“the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm”
Synonymsreading meter reading

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University