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
Notion is a synonym for indication in suspicion topic. In some cases you can use "Notion" instead a noun "Indication", when it comes to topics like evidence.
Notion
Notion noun - A sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action.
Indication is a synonym for notion in belief topic. Sometimes you can use "Indication" instead a noun "Notion", if it concerns topics such as suspicion.
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This is likely related to the medieval notion that long hair was an indication of the owner's sexual prowess and concupiscence, and in fact incited others to arousal if it were not hidden, concealed, or worn up in some fashion.
Source: Letting Her Hair Down
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Notion and Indication. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indication/notion
Indication & Notion. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/indication/notion>.
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