reflect vs indicate

indicate vs reflect

reflect and indicate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, indicate is a hypernym of reflect; that is, indicate is a word with a broader meaning than reflect:

reflect: manifest or bring back
indicate: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

Other hypernyms of reflect include designate, point, show.

reflect (verb)	indicate (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	to state or express briefly
give evidence of the quality of	be a signal for or a symptom of
give evidence of a certain behavior	give evidence of
to throw or bend back (from a surface)	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
manifest or bring back	suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
show an image of
be bright by reflecting or casting light

Difference between reflect and indicate

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