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advice vs indication

indication vs advice

advice and indication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
advice Yes No No No
indication Yes No No No
As nouns, indication is a hyponym of advice; that is, indication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than advice:
  • advice: a proposal for an appropriate course of action
  • indication: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
Other hyponyms of advice include recommendation, admonition, monition, warning, word of advice.
advice (noun) indication (noun)
a proposal for an appropriate course of action a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
something that serves to indicate or suggest
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
Difference between advice and indication

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