Equivocal Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭ-kwĭvə-kəl
Liable to more than one interpretation
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ambiguous
  2. cloudy
  3. inexplicit
  4. nebulous
  5. obscure
  6. uncertain
  7. unclear
  8. vague
Deliberately ambiguous or vague
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ambiguous
  2. evasive
  3. dubious
  4. puzzling
  5. misleading
  6. weasel-worded
Of dubious character
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. doubtful
  2. questionable
  3. shady
  4. suspect
  5. suspicious
  6. uncertain
  7. fishy
Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ambiguous

Words Related to Equivocal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Equivocal Sentence Examples

  • His free use of relating concepts, that of sameness, for instance, bears no impress of his theory of the general notion, and it is possible to put out of sight the fact that, taken in conjunction with his nominalism, it raises the whole issue of the possibility of the equivocal generation of formative principles from the given contents of the individual consciousness, in any manipulation of which they are already implied.

  • The title was still in fact "equivocal," and so it remained throughout French history.

  • The equivocal tone of the new speech from the Throne raised a storm of protest in the Chambers and the country.

  • The deputation which presented these demands in Vienna received a somewhat equivocal answer.

  • And other parts of Colbert's schemes deserve still less equivocal condemnation.

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