indices

[in-duh-seez] / ˈɪn dəˌsiz /

NOUN

indication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indicator ratio

STRONG

basis clue evidence formula guide hand indicant indication mark model needle pointer rule sign symbol symptom token

WEAK

indicia significant

Example Sentences

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All three of the major HMI indices posted gains in May, as some buyers who had been holding back decided to move forward this spring, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Materials with higher refractive indices are better at confining and directing light within devices.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

My overall allocation captures or exceeds the indices while reducing downside risk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

“There can be little doubt that investors and traders alike are responding to a ‘fear of missing out’ as the indices storm past old records highs,” said David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The Latin for indices and tokens is signa or indicia; the French is preuves.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton