Appearance and Indication

Appearance

Appearance noun - The outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality.

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Indication and appearance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indication" instead a noun "Appearance".

Nearby Words: appear, appeared, appearing

Indication noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

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Appearance and indication are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appearance" instead a noun "Indication".

physical	physical appearance	physical indication
rare	rare appearance	rare indication
full	full appearance	full indication
brief	brief appearance	brief indication
Other adjectives: short, proper, outward, single, small, actual, real, quick, early, major, general, final, visual, earliest, previous, on-screen.

Note that this is both an Ending Trope and a Death Trope, so expect major spoilers... especially since the appearance of this trope is an indication that the main character might have bought it.

Source: Ending Memorial Service
The appearance of the dish is no indication of its taste, and the most common outcome of this trope is that the food is actually delicious.

Source: Mess on a Plate
Crazy Survivalist: Dickinison Killdeer, if the his appearance so far is any indication.

Source: Webcomic / Bearmageddon

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