indication vs shadow

shadow vs indication

indication and shadow both are nouns.

indication is not a verb while shadow is a verb.

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

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

indication: something that serves to indicate or suggest
shadow: an indication that something has been present

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

indication (noun)	shadow (noun)
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument	refuge from danger or observation
something that serves to indicate or suggest	something existing in perception only
the act of indicating or pointing out by name	an indication that something has been present
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure	a premonition of something adverse
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary	an unilluminated area
	a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
	an inseparable companion
	a dominating and pervasive presence
	shade within clear boundaries

indication (verb)	shadow (verb)
	follow, usually without the person's knowledge
	make appear small by comparison
	cast a shadow over

Difference between indication and shadow

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