Equivocation Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭ-kwĭvə-kāshən
The use or an instance of equivocal language
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ambiguity
  2. equivoque
  3. euphemism
  4. hedge
  5. prevarication
  6. shuffle
  7. tergiversation
  8. weasel word
  9. waffle
An expression or term liable to more than one interpretation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. prevarication
  2. tergiversation
  3. quibbling
  4. ambiguity
  5. double-entendre
  6. evasion
  7. equivocality
  8. equivoque
  9. evasiveness
Antonyms:
  1. directness
  2. meeting
  3. facing
A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. evasion

Words Related to Equivocation

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Equivocation Sentence Examples

  • They say what they mean without sarcasm or equivocation.

  • The prisoner himself deeply prejudiced his cause by his numerous false statements, and still more by his adherence to the doctrine of equivocation.

  • Kingsley's accusation indeed, in so far as it concerned the Roman clergy generally, was not precisely dealt with; only a passing sentence, in an appendix on lying and equivocation, maintained that English Catholic priests are as truthful as English Catholic laymen; but of the author's own personal rectitude no room for doubt was left.

  • Yes, rejoins Lange, but Kant has proved that material are merely mental phenomena; so that the more the materialist proves his case the more surely he is playing into the hands of the idealist - an answer which would be complete if it did not turn on the equivocation of the word " phenomenon," which in science means any positive fact, and not a mere appearance, much less a mental appearance, to sense and sensory experience.

  • He explained, for instance, when a man was strictly bound to tell the truth; when he might avail himself of the mild licence of an equivocation; and when the Church placed at his service the greater indulgence of a mental reservation.

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