designate vs indicate

indicate vs designate

designate is an adjective but indicate is not an adjective.

designate and indicate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
designate	No	Yes	Yes	No
indicate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, designate and indicate are synonyms defined as:

designate and indicate: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

Other synonyms of designate include point, show.

designate (adjective)	indicate (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office

designate (verb)	indicate (verb)
design or destine	to state or express briefly
assign a name or title to	be a signal for or a symptom of
decree or designate beforehand	give evidence of
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)	suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

Difference between designate and indicate

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.