Indicative and Subjunctive

Indicative

Indicative adjective - Indicating something.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Indicative

Subjunctive and indicative are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Subjunctive" with "Indicative", this adjectives are similar.

Subjunctive

Subjunctive adjective - Relating to a mood of verbs.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Subjunctive

Indicative and subjunctive are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Indicative" with "Subjunctive", this adjectives are similar.

Both words in one sentence

  • The former pair are in the indicative mood, whereas the latter are in the subjunctive.
  • The Indicative Mood has all six Tenses; the Subjunctive Mood has four (it lacks the Future and Future Perfect); the Imperative Mood has only two, the Present and Future; and the Infinitive Mood has three Tenses: Present, Perfect, and Future.
  • And that's just one tense out of seventeen, which are divided in three categories: Indicative (indicativo, which has ten tensese), Subjunctive (subjuntivo, which has six) and Imperative (imperativo, which has only one).
Cite this Source
Subjunctive and Indicative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indicative/subjunctive
Indicative & Subjunctive. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/indicative/subjunctive>.
Subjunctive or Indicative. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/indicative/subjunctive.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "indicative" and "subjunctive" have occurred on timeline