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indicate vs call attention

call attention vs indicate

indicate and call attention both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indicate No No Yes No
call attention No No Yes No
As verbs, call attention is a hyponym of indicate; that is, call attention is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indicate:
  • indicate: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
  • call attention: point out carefully and clearly
Other hyponyms of indicate include point, finger, point out, signalise, signalize, reflect.
indicate (verb) call attention (verb)
to state or express briefly point out carefully and clearly
be a signal for or a symptom of
give evidence of
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
Difference between indicate and call attention

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