Equivocation synonyms and antonyms

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evasion
An evading; specif., an avoiding of a duty, question, etc. by deceit or cleverness
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prevarication
(Law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
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lie (related)
Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true:
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directness (antonym)
The state or quality of being direct.
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meeting (antonym)
A gathering of people/parties for a purpose.
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facing (antonym)
A covering of contrasting material to decorate or protect a building, brick wall, etc.
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ambiguity
(Countable) Something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
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equivoque
An equivocal word or expression.
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euphemism
(Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces.
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hedge
(Finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
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shuffle
(By extension, music) A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
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tergiversation
The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
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weasel word
(Pejorative) A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading.
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waffle
(Chiefly Brit.) Wordy, vague, or indecisive talk or writing
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double-entendre
The definition of a double entendre is a word that can have two meanings, usually with one being risqué.
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equivocality
The quality of being equivocal.
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clear (related)
(Carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
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evasiveness
The quality of being evasive.
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insincerity (related)
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self-contradiction (related)
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arbitrariness (related)
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incoherence (related)
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pedantry (related)
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obfuscation (related)
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sophistry (related)
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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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