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2indicative noun 1 : the indicative mood of a language

2 : a form in the indicative mood

in·di·ca·tor noun : one that indicates; especially : an index hand (as on a dial)

Synonyms

hand, index, needle, pointer—more at POINTER

in·di·cia noun plural 1 : distinctive marks

2 : postal markings often imprinted on mail or mailing labels

in·dict verb [ORIGIN: alter. of earlier indite, fr. ME, fr. AF to write, point out, indict, ultim. fr. L indicere to make known formally, fr. dicere to say]

1 : to charge with a fault or offense

2 : to charge with a crime by the finding of a jury

— in·dict·able adjective

Synonyms

accuse, charge, incriminate, indict—more at ACCUSE

in·dict·ment noun : the action or the legal process of indicting

Synonyms

charge, complaint, count, rap—more at CHARGE

in·die noun 1 : one that is independent; especially : an unaffiliated record or motion-picture production company

2 : something produced by an indie

— indie adjective

in·dif·fer·ence noun : the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent; also : absence of compulsion to or toward one thing or another

Synonyms

apathy, disinterestedness, disregard, insouciance, nonchalance; also halfheartedness; carelessness, heedlessness, recklessness, unawareness; lethargy, listlessness; calmness, detachment, dispassion; callousness, hardness, insensitivity; impassivity, phlegm; aloofness, coldness

Antonyms

concern, interest, regard

in·dif·fer·ent adjective 1 : UNBIASED, UNPREJUDICED

2 : of no importance one way or the other

3 : marked by no special liking for or dislike of something

4 : being neither excessive nor inadequate

5 : being neither good nor bad : PASSABLE, MEDIOCRE

6 : being neither right nor wrong

— in·dif·fer·ent·ly adverb

Synonyms

[3] apathetic, casual, disinterested, insouciant, nonchalant, perfunctory, unconcerned, uncurious, uninterested; also halfhearted, lukewarm; aloof, cold, numb, remote, unemotional; calm, detached, dispassionate; careless, heedless, mindless; impassive, phlegmatic, stoic, stolid; lethargic, listless; unimpressed

Antonyms

concerned, interested

[5] common, fair, mediocre, medium, middling, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, so-so—more at MEDIOCRE

in·di·gence noun : a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking

Synonyms

beggary, destitution, impecuniousness, impoverishment, need, pauperism, penury, poverty, want—more at POVERTY

in·dig·e·nous adjective : produced, growing, or living naturally in a particular region

Synonyms

aboriginal, born, endemic, native—more at NATIVE

in·di·gent adjective : suffering from indigence : NEEDY

Synonyms

broke, destitute, impecunious, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken—more at POOR

in·di·gest·ible adjective : not readily digested

in·di·ges·tion noun : inadequate or difficult digestion : DYSPEPSIA

in·dig·nant adjective : filled with or marked by indignation

— in·dig·nant·ly adverb

in·dig·na·tion noun : anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Synonyms

anger, furor, fury, ire, outrage, rage, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness—more at ANGER

in·dig·ni·ty noun, plural -ties : an offense against personal dignity or self-respect; also : humiliating treatment

Synonyms

affront, barb, dart, dig, insult, name, offense, outrage, put-down, sarcasm, slight, slur, wound—more at INSULT

in·di·go noun, plural -gos or -goes [ORIGIN: It dial., fr. L indicum, fr. Gk indikon, fr. indikos Indic, fr. Indos India]

1 : a blue dye obtained from plants or synthesized

2 : a deep reddish blue color

in·di·rect adjective 1 : not straight

2 : not straightforward and open <~ methods>

3 : not having a plainly seen connection

4 : not directly to the point

— in·di·rec·tion noun

— in·di·rect·ly adverb

— in·di·rect·ness noun

Synonyms

circuitous, circular, roundabout; also crooked, serpentine,