indication vs evidence

evidence vs indication

indication and evidence both are nouns.

indication is not a verb while evidence is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indication	Yes	No	No	No
evidence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, evidence is a hyponym of indication; that is, evidence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indication:

indication: something that serves to indicate or suggest
evidence: an indication that makes something evident

Other hyponyms of indication include gesture, shadow, tincture, trace, vestige, symptom, signalisation, signalization, pointing out, manifestation, mark, print, glimpse, forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor, clue, hint, smoke.

indication (noun)	evidence (noun)
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument	your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
something that serves to indicate or suggest	(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
the act of indicating or pointing out by name	an indication that makes something evident
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

indication (verb)	evidence (verb)
	provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
	provide evidence for
	give evidence

Difference between indication and evidence

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