HyperDic: equivocal

English > 3 senses of the word *equivocal*:
ADJECTIVE	all	equivocal, ambiguous	open to two or more interpretations
	all	equivocal	open to question
	all	equivocal	uncertain as a sign or indication

equivocal > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkwih'vahkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *equivocal*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead.
Examples	"an equivocal statement" "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates" "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness" "popularity is an equivocal crown" "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
Synonym	ambiguous
Narrower	double, forked	Having two meanings with intent to deceive
	evasive	deliberately vague or ambiguous
	indeterminate	Of uncertain or ambiguous nature
See also	ambiguous	Having more than one possible meaning / meaning
Opposite	unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous	Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
Spanish	ambigua, ambiguo, equívoco
Catalan	ambigu
Nouns	equivocalness	unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning / meaning
Adverbs	equivocally	in an ambiguous manner

English > *equivocal*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	open to question.
Examples	"aliens of equivocal loyalty" "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson
Broader	questionable	subject to question

English > *equivocal*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	uncertain as a sign or indication.
Example	"the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"
Broader	inconclusive	not conclusive

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