Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not equivocal, in any sense.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
  • adjective Without equal, matchless. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
  • adjective clearly defined or formulated

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

un- +‎ equivocal

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word unequivocal.

Examples

  • At the end of the day, all the delegates unified in support, based on what they described as unequivocal commitment from the Obama campaign to better the rights of Asian Americans.

    Natasha Chen: Largest Asian-American PAC Endorses Obama 2008

  • She denounced Nazi Germany from the very start in unequivocal terms.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Whitewashing Progressivism 2010

  • My critical queries in unequivocal black would seek, in advance, answers aforethought.

    Redux: Things I Should Have Done #4 Cherise Wolas 2010

  • I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy.

    Speech Excerpts - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com 2008

  • She said originally in unequivocal terms that the primaries would not count.

    Schneider: How did Clinton win big? 2008

  • Joe Quesada stated in unequivocal terms that Captain America was wrong and Dan Slott announced a new Great Lakes Avengers one-shot that he will be writing with Fabian Nicieza.

    27th February '07 flidgetjerome 2007

  • Of course it will take time to identify specific individuals, but it would have taken Stern no time to condemn assaults against players in unequivocal terms.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is David Stern A Coward? 2004

  • His own approach, direct and unequivocal, is expressed in the bill in which he proposes to give Congress absolute authority to veto executive agreements within sixty days.

    The Runaway Presidency 1973

  • His own approach, direct and unequivocal, is expressed in the bill in which he proposes to give Congress absolute authority to veto executive agreements within sixty days.

    The Runaway Presidency 1973

  • His own approach, direct and unequivocal, is expressed in the bill in which he proposes to give Congress absolute authority to veto executive agreements within sixty days.

    The Runaway Presidency 1973

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • absolute; certain

    August 1, 2009

  • adjective: admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

    The President's first statement on the subject was vague and open to competing interpretations, so when he spoke to Congress about the same subject later, he was careful to make his position completely unequivocal.

    October 19, 2016