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Indicative vs Suggestive - What's the difference?

indicative | suggestive | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between indicative and suggestive

is that indicative is serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something while suggestive is tending to suggest or imply.

As a noun indicative

is the indicative mood.

indicative

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something
    • He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
  • (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

    • Noun

  • (grammar) the indicative mood

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    suggestive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to suggest or imply.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=6, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.}}
  • Suggesting romance, sex, etc.