UNEQUIVOCAL Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

unequivocal

adjective

ˌən-i-ˈkwi-və-kəl

Definition of unequivocal

as in unmistakable

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation few of the candidates have yet staked out unequivocal positions on the hot-button issues

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as in explicit

so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning the directions on the vial state in clear and unequivocal language that the drug should not be taken by pregnant women

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Recent Examples of unequivocal Lzzy Hale had an unequivocal message about the recent filing of a lawsuit by a former Cornell student alleging a gang rape and drugging in 2024. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026 Sissi's comments echoed Egypt's unequivocal refusal of a permanent Palestinian expulsion into neighboring countries. — Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026 In revisiting Parks’ time with Life magazine during the 1950s through the 1970s, the exhibition captures the unequivocal truth of the enduring struggle for equality and the perseverance of Black American life. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 In most other films, these narrow constraints would be unequivocal failings. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unequivocal

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Adjective

Down the block, Curtis walked around his neighborhood with the unmistakable countenance of someone who had just survived a disaster.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
The brass, the percussion, the unmistakable sound of banda, all carrying a piece of home.

— Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of unmistakable

Adjective

To be more explicit, the owners, as represented by the league, will not retract their salary cap proposal simply because we are now guaranteed a low-payroll team will win the World Series.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
What if Moscow used nuclear threats, implicit or explicit, to try to force Europe to end its support for Ukraine?

— Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of explicit

Adjective

Many players have obvious economic incentives to seek to extend their collegiate careers for as long as possible.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The press release probably didn’t need to also say the company imbued it with distinctive character or charm; that’s quite obvious from the design.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of obvious

Adjective

The Trying star is leading The Death of Sherlock Holmes, which fills the gap between the detective’s apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls in 1891 and his reappearance in The Adventure of the Empty House three years later.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Investigators with the city of Douglas, Georgia have released the identities of the five adults killed in an apparent murder-suicide last week.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of apparent

Adjective

The brasserie has Provençal leanings evident in a few of the menu’s flourishes—crisp triangular panisses with a garlicky aioli, a pinky-peach sauce algérienne for dipping your fries.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
And something more substantial, even, than the ongoing oddity of just where Washington Square Park fits into the scheme of things as it’s gone from an evident linchpin of the project to an apparent afterthought.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of evident

Adjective

The order contains no express limitation restricting the suspension to Nancy and Maria.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Most government seizures are made through mail and express-courier services, rather than through shipping containers, and many of the shipments originate in China and Hong Kong.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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