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predict vs indicate

indicate vs predict

predict and indicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
predict No No Yes No
indicate No No Yes No
As verbs, indicate is a hypernym of predict; that is, indicate is a word with a broader meaning than predict:
  • predict: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
  • indicate: be a signal for or a symptom of
Other hypernyms of predict include bespeak, betoken, point, signal.
predict (verb) indicate (verb)
make a prediction about; tell in advance to state or express briefly
indicate, as with a sign or an omen 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 predict and indicate

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