The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
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Equivocal
//ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l//
Synonyms for "equivocal" (162 found)
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Antonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
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2 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
12 entriesTranslations
77 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- двусмислен adj (having several applicable significations)
- несигурен adj (uncertain, doubtful)
- съмнителен adj (uncertain, doubtful)
Dutch
3 entries- dubbelzinnig adj (having several applicable significations)
- twijfelachtig adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- twijfelachtig adj (uncertain, doubtful)
Finnish
4 entries- epäilyttävä adj (uncertain, doubtful)
- epäjohdonmukainen adj (uncertain, doubtful)
- epämääräinen adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- epäselvä adj (uncertain, doubtful)
French
4 entries- ambigu adj (having several applicable significations)
- douteux adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- incertain adj (having several applicable significations)
- incertain adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
German
4 entries- doppeldeutig adj (having several applicable significations)
- fragwürdig adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- fragwürdig adj (uncertain, doubtful)
- mehrdeutig adj (having several applicable significations)
Greek
4 entries- αβέβαιος adj (uncertain, doubtful)
- αμφίλογος adj (having several applicable significations)
- διφορούμενος adj (having several applicable significations)
- διφορούμενος adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
Indonesian
2 entries- dwimakna adj (having several applicable significations)
- taksa adj (having several applicable significations)
Italian
4 entries- ambiguo adj (having several applicable significations)
- ambivalente adj (having several applicable significations)
- ambivalente adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- dubbio adj (having several applicable significations)
Japanese
2 entries- 両意にとれる adj (having several applicable significations)
- 曖昧な adj (uncertain, doubtful)
Macedonian
3 entries- двосмислен adj (having several applicable significations)
- сомнителен adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- сомнителен adj (uncertain, doubtful)
Polish
4 entries- ambiwalentny adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- dwuznaczny adj (having several applicable significations)
- niejasny adj (uncertain, doubtful)
- niejednoznaczny adj (having several applicable significations)
Portuguese
1 entries- equívoco adj (having several applicable significations)
Romanian
3 entries- ambiguu adj (having several applicable significations)
- echivoc adj (having several applicable significations)
- echivoc adj (uncertain, doubtful)
Russian
3 entries- двусмы́сленный adj (having several applicable significations)
- сомни́тельный adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- сомни́тельный adj (uncertain, doubtful)
Spanish
2 entries- equívoco adj (having several applicable significations)
- equívoco noun (A word or expression capable of different meanings)
Swedish
1 entries- tvetydig adj (having several applicable significations)
Tagalog
1 entries- ekiboko adj (having several applicable significations)
Turkish
2 entries- ikircikli adj (uncertain, doubtful)
- tevriyeli adj (having several applicable significations)
Ukrainian
3 entries- двозначний adj (having several applicable significations)
- сумнівний adj (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters)
- сумнівний adj (uncertain, doubtful)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
One thing, however, is much less equivocal, which is, that out of the matters contained in those books, together with the assistance of some old stories, the church has set up a system of religion very contradictory to the character of the person whose name it bears.
Source: tatoeba (1530065)
Research in this area is somewhat equivocal.
Source: tatoeba (2009929)
He appeared confident before presenting his findings, but his presentation was at best equivocal.
Source: tatoeba (3546434)
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