unequivocal

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UK/ʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/US/ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/

adjective

Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

“the unequivocal scope of the Golden Gate Bridge”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 25

Meanings

adjectiveunequivocal (comparative more unequivocal, superlative most unequivocal)

comparative more unequivocal · superlative most unequivocal · alternative rare unæquivocal

  1. Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

    I want you to give me an unequivocal guarantee on that.

    4 more examples

    There exists no moral system under which there do not arise unequivocal cases of conflicting obligation.

    1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism

    Finally, in order to construct an integrated picture of genetic alterations in GBMs, the unequivocal alterations were mapped onto known gliomagenic pathways.

    2011, M.A. Hayat, Tumors of the Central Nervous System, volume 5

    Mr. Cleaver latched on to the idea, and within moments, the trio was swinging hard over a walking bass line — the equivalent of a blurred picture coming into unequivocal focus.

    2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022

    Coppard was unequivocal when speaking to RAIL about this: "I'll keep on telling the government that MML electrification is really important to us. I raised it with Heidi Alexander [Transport Secretary] last Thursday when she was here."

    2026 April 1, Richard Wilcock, “South Yorkshire's sights on a People's Network”, in RAIL, number 1058, page 23

    Synonyms: definite

  2. datedpossiblyWithout equal, matchless.

    the unequivocal scope of the Golden Gate Bridge

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUnambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveadmitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Opposite

adjectiveclearly defined or formulated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  9. Old Latinaiquos
  10. Latinaequus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wokʷ-
  13. Latinvocō
  14. Late Latinaequivocus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishequivocal
  18. Englishunequivocal

From un- + equivocal.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic صَرِيح, بَيِّن
  • صَرِيح (ṣarīḥ)without ambiguity
  • بَيِّن (bayyin)without ambiguity
Bulgarian несравним, недвусмислен
  • несравним (nesravnim)without equal
  • недвусмислен (nedvusmislen)without ambiguity
Catalan inequívoc
  • inequívocwithout ambiguity
Chinese Mandarin 不含糊, 明確 /明确
  • 不含糊 (bù hánhu)without ambiguity
  • 明確 /明确 (míngquè)without ambiguity
Czech bezkonkurenční, jednoznačný
  • bezkonkurenčníwithout equal
  • jednoznačnýwithout ambiguity
Danish utvivlsom
  • utvivlsomwithout ambiguity
Dutch ongeëvenaard, eenduidig
  • ongeëvenaardwithout equal
  • eenduidigwithout ambiguity
  • onmiskenbaarwithout ambiguity
  • niet mis te verstanewithout ambiguity
Finnish verraton, yksiselitteinen
  • verratonwithout equal
  • yksiselitteinenwithout ambiguity
French sans équivoque
  • sans équivoquewithout ambiguity
German unerreicht, unvergleichlich
  • unerreichtwithout equal
  • unvergleichlichwithout equal
  • unzweideutigwithout ambiguity
  • unmissverständlichwithout ambiguity
  • eindeutigwithout ambiguity
  • zweifelsfreiwithout ambiguity
  • unzweifelhaftwithout ambiguity
  • aufrichtigwithout ambiguity
  • uneingeschränktwithout ambiguity
Greek σαφής, ξεκάθαρος
  • σαφής (safís)without ambiguity
  • ξεκάθαρος (xekátharos)without ambiguity
  • ρητός (ritós)without ambiguity
Hungarian egyértelmű
  • egyértelműwithout ambiguity
Irish aonchiallach
  • aonchiallachwithout ambiguity
Italian senza eguali, inequivocabile
  • senza egualiwithout equal
  • inequivocabilewithout ambiguity
Japanese 明確な, 一義的
  • 明確な (meikaku na)without ambiguity
  • 一義的 (ichigiteki)without ambiguity
Norwegian utvilsom
  • utvilsomwithout ambiguity
Persian بیهمتا, صریح
  • بیهمتا (bi-hamtâ)without equal
  • صریح (sarih)without ambiguity
Polish jednoznaczny, niedwuznaczny, bezsprzeczny
  • jednoznaczny, niedwuznaczny, bezsprzecznywithout ambiguity
Portuguese sem igual, inequívoco
  • sem igualwithout equal
  • inequívocowithout ambiguity
Russian недвусмы́сленный, однозначный
  • недвусмы́сленный (nedvusmýslennyj)without ambiguity
  • однозначный (odnoznachnyj)without ambiguity
Spanish inequívoco, tajante
  • inequívocowithout ambiguity
  • tajantewithout ambiguity
Swedish entydig, omisskännlig
  • entydigwithout ambiguity
  • omisskännligwithout ambiguity
Cite this entry
APA

unequivocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unequivocal

MLA

“unequivocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unequivocal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unequivocal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unequivocal.

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