unanimously

U1N1A1N1I1M3O1U1S1L1Y4

adverb

In a unanimous manner; without objection.

“The jury decided unanimously to convict the defendant.”

CommonScrabble 16

Meanings

adverbunanimously (comparative more unanimously, superlative most unanimously)

comparative more unanimously · superlative most unanimously

  1. In a unanimous manner; without objection.

    The jury decided unanimously to convict the defendant.

    3 more examples

    What individual workers think, either unanimously or in the main, is simply of no significance as to the content of the proletarian consciousness.

    1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 281

    The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.

    2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10

    The U.S. Congress on Monday presented the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 to President Donald Trump for signing into law, after it was passed unanimously by both chambers of Congress earlier this month.

    2020 March 17, Stacy Hsu, Ko Lin, Emerson Lim, Frances Huang, “U.S. Congress sends TAIPEI Act to Trump for signing into law”, in Focus Taiwan

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbof one mind; without dissent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  9. Proto-Italic*anamos
  10. Latinanimus
  11. Latinūnanimus
  12. Englishunanimous
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. Englishunanimously

From unanimous + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian единоду́шно
  • единоду́шно (edinodúšno)in a unanimous manner
Catalan unànimement
  • unànimementin a unanimous manner
Chinese Mandarin 一致地
  • 一致地 (yīzhì de)in a unanimous manner
Czech jednomyslně, jednohlasně
  • jednomyslněin a unanimous manner
  • jednohlasněin a unanimous manner
Esperanto unuvoĉe, unuanime
  • unuvoĉein a unanimous manner
  • unuanimein a unanimous manner
Finnish yksimielisesti
  • yksimielisestiin a unanimous manner
French unanimement, à l'unanimité
  • unanimementin a unanimous manner
  • à l'unanimitéin a unanimous manner
German einstimmig
  • einstimmigin a unanimous manner
Greek ομόφωνα, ομοφώνως
  • ομόφωνα (omófona)in a unanimous manner
  • ομοφώνως (omofónos)in a unanimous manner
Hungarian egyhangúlag, egyöntetűen
  • egyhangúlagin a unanimous manner
  • egyöntetűenin a unanimous manner
Irish d'aon ghuth, d'aon toil
  • d'aon ghuthin a unanimous manner
  • d'aon toilin a unanimous manner
Italian unanimemente
  • unanimementein a unanimous manner
Korean 만장일치로
  • 만장일치로 (manjang'ilchiro)in a unanimous manner
Polish jednomyślnie, jednogłośnie
  • jednomyślniein a unanimous manner
  • jednogłośniein a unanimous manner
Portuguese unanimemente
  • unanimementein a unanimous manner
Romanian în unanimitate
  • în unanimitatein a unanimous manner
Russian единогла́сно, единоду́шно
  • единогла́сно (jedinoglásno)in a unanimous manner
  • единоду́шно (jedinodúšno)in a unanimous manner
Scottish Gaelic gu h-aona-ghuthach
  • gu h-aona-ghuthachin a unanimous manner
Slovak jednomyseľne
  • jednomyseľnein a unanimous manner
Spanish unánimemente, por unanimidad
  • unánimementein a unanimous manner
  • por unanimidadin a unanimous manner
Swedish enhälligt
  • enhälligtin a unanimous manner
Ukrainian одноголо́сно, одноду́шно
  • одноголо́сно (odnoholósno)in a unanimous manner
  • одноду́шно (odnodúšno)in a unanimous manner
  • одноду́мно (odnodúmno)in a unanimous manner
  • односта́йно (odnostájno)in a unanimous manner
Cite this entry
APA

unanimously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unanimously

MLA

“unanimously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unanimously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unanimously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unanimously.

Source: unanimously on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.