unequivocally

un·equiv·o·cal·ly
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UK/ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvək(ə)li/Australia/ˌɐnɪˈkwɪvək(ə)liː/

adverb

In a way that leaves no doubt; in an unequivocal or unambiguous manner, unquestionably.

“They strove to make their product unequivocally the best in the industry.”

Less commonScrabble 30

Meanings

adverbunequivocally (comparative more unequivocally, superlative most unequivocally)

comparative more unequivocally · superlative most unequivocally

  1. In a way that leaves no doubt; in an unequivocal or unambiguous manner, unquestionably.

    They strove to make their product unequivocally the best in the industry.

    3 more examples

    'Surely, in hindsight, you realise she was an unsuitable wife for you,' he stated unequivocally. 'Don't go there, Dad,' Luc warned, hard ruthless steel in his own eyes. 'You've lost one son. You're very close to losing another.'

    2009, Emma Darcy, Sara Craven, Diane Hamilton, The Italian's Love-Child (Mills & Boon By Request)

    It’s an episode of characters returning to their own pasts as different people. They can retrench like Cersei, back on her bullshit, I mean, warpath. Or they can adapt, like The Hound. Neither way necessarily ensures success, but we know the archmaester isn’t unequivocally right. We’ve seen dragons reborn and armies of the undead. I wouldn’t be so sure that Wall will stand forever.

    2017 July 16, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2017

    The millettioid group involves the unequivocally sustained millettioid and phaseoloid clades including numerous vital crop species, for example, the cultivated soybean […]

    2017, Deepak G. Panpatte, Yogeshvari K. Jhala, Rajababu V. Vyas, Microorganisms for Green Revolution: Volume 1, page 66

    Synonyms: expressly, unambiguously

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a way that leaves no doubt; in an unequivocal or unambiguous manner, unquestionably.

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin an unambiguous manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Finnish yksiselitteisesti
  • yksiselitteisestiin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
French sans conteste
  • sans contestein an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
German zweifelsfrei, eindeutig
  • zweifelsfreiin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
  • eindeutigin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
  • ganz klarin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
  • fraglosin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Italian inequivocabilmente
  • inequivocabilmentein an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Persian صراحتاً
  • صراحتاًin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Polish jednoznacznie
  • jednoznaczniein an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Portuguese inequivocamente
  • inequivocamentein an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Romanian inechivoc, fără ambiguitate
  • inechivocin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
  • fără ambiguitatein an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Russian без экивоков
  • без экивоков (bez ekivokov)in an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Spanish inequívocamente
  • inequívocamentein an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Swedish entydigt, omisskännligt
  • entydigtin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
  • omisskännligtin an unequivocal or unambiguous manner
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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