unequivocally

adverb

Definition of unequivocallynext
as in clearly

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Recent Examples of unequivocally Every Day Does to Your Body Our experts agree that eating chicken is a net positive—but not unequivocally. — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026 The results revealed two of those samples unequivocally contained cacao residues. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026 However, Deoleo —the maker of household olive oil brands such as Bertolli and Carbonell — recently told CNBC that a period of unprecedented volatility has unequivocally given way to more stable market conditions. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Under D’Anton Lynn, the Trojans had unequivocally improved on that side of the ball. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unequivocally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unequivocally
  1. clearly
  2. unquestionably
  3. plainly
  4. utterly
  5. assuredly
  6. perfectly
  7. most
Adverb
  • Problems emerge when those distinctive flavors don’t incorporate into the overall mix or too clearly smack of other artists’ sauce.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The key is helping prospective employers clearly see how those strengths translate to their current needs.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of clearly
Adverb
  • His autobiography is unquestionably one of the most vivid and engaging portraits of everyday life in the Ghetto at its peak—and this is a brilliant edition.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While unquestionably divisive, the topic of her speech wasn’t what riled the online masses.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of unquestionably
Adverb
  • Writing for Apartment Therapy, Noella Williams put the case plainly.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Yann LeCun, the Turing laureate who ran Meta’s AI research for a decade before leaving in November 2025 to found Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, has been saying it plainly since 2023.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of plainly
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  • The general trivia and straight clues are also tough, and there’s a good amount of novelty, including 11 debut entries, a few oddballs among them, and one utterly brutal misdirect that significantly spiced up my solving experience.
    — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And, of course, a finish that left me utterly speechless on multiple different levels.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of utterly
Adverb
  • Most certainly inspired by its namesake songbird, the interiors self-assuredly announce themselves in shades of canary yellow, glossy black, and a spectrum of browns and greens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
  • This leads to River commandeering a woman’s car and inadvertently gaining a partner in her dog Monty, who doesn’t figure into the action but is most assuredly a Very Good Boy.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of assuredly
Adverb
  • Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis have created perfectly stormy weather for an autumn of protests in Europe.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of perfectly
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  • Its arrival begins the process of turning a military transport into a specialized communications platform designed for one of America’s most critical defense missions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Jo also inherited hundreds of letters that Vincent wrote and received, most exchanged with Theo.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
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