The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
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Equivocal
/ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/
Synonyms for "equivocal" (177 found)
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Adjective(7 words)
agnosticamalgamatedambagiousambiguityambiguousambivalentamphibiousamphibolicamphibologicalamphibolousantinomicblendedborderlinecapriciouschancychangeablecircumlocutoryclear as mudcloudedcombined
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Noun(2 words)
ambiguous meaningambiguous verb
Strong matches (53)
Adjective(9 words)
doubtfulevasivefalse wordingfrustratinggreyestguardedinconclusive datainterpretativelinguistic ambiguity
Verb(2 words)
hedgedhinder understanding
Related words (88)
mendaciousmingledmiscellaneousmisleadingmixedmotleymultifacetedmultinationalmultiracialmultivocalmurkymysteriousobliqueobscureopaqueopenopen to questionoxymoronicparadoxicalpatchy
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perjuredperplexingpluralisticpolysemanticpolysemousportmanteau wordprecariousprevaricatingproblematicpromiscuouspunpuzzlingquestionableroundaboutscrambledself-contradictoryshadyskepticalsuspectsuspicioussyncretictenebroustergiversanttergiversatingthrown togethertouch-and-gotruthlessulteriorunaccountableuncertainunclearunconfirmableunconvincedundecidedundivinableunforeseeableunintelligibleunpersuadedunpredictableunprovableunsureuntruthfulunveraciousunverifiablevaguevariablevariedwafflingwaveringweasel wordweasel-wordedwhimsicalwishy-washy
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(11 words)
murkiestnoncommittalsemantic ambiguityshadowysoft stancesubthresholdunclearunclear dictionvaguevague claimvague reasoning
Verb(1 words)
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6 entriesambiguous interpretationambiguous resultambiguous statementevasive replynoncommittal statementoblique remark
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5 entriesequivocal evidenceequivocal interpretationequivocal languageequivocal replyequivocal results
Inflections
2 entriesmore equivocalmost equivocal
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7 entriesSample 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.
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Research in this area is somewhat equivocal.
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He appeared confident before presenting his findings, but his presentation was at best equivocal.
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