Indication
Indication noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Usage example: there are indications that a medical breakthrough in the treatment of the disease is imminent
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Synonyms for Indication
Nod is a synonym for indication in evidence topic. In some cases you can use "Nod" instead a noun "Indication".
Nod
Nod noun - The act of nodding the head.
Indication is a synonym for nod in signal topic. You can use "Indication" instead a noun "Nod", if it concerns topics such as gesture of the head.
How words are described
| good | good indication | good nod |
| clear | clear indication | clear nod |
| best | best indication | best nod |
| brief | brief indication | brief nod |
| Other adjectives: short, direct, single, obvious, small, real, big, huge, little, slight, quick, subtle, deliberate, early, major, vague, possible, further, additional, visual, throwaway, bigger. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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But they usually nod before, and that's an indication that the symbiont is going to talk, not the host.
Source: Glowing Eyes of Doom -
Continuity Nod: If the first related story is any indication, the staff will use these to better explain how it's possible for all the adventures that have been going on to take place in the same world.
Source: Comic Book / Revolution (2016)
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