equivocal[adjective]Synonyms: ambiguous, evasive, indefinite, indeterminate, misleading, oblique, obscure, uncertain, vague
Antonyms: unequivocal
Contrasted words: clear, distinct, understandable, categorical, explicit, unambiguous, univocal, certain, conclusive, assured, decided, sure, credible
Related Idioms: clear as mud, having mixed (
or divided) feelings, open to question
Related Words: hazy,
indistinct,
doubtful,
dubious,
questionable,
indeterminate,
multivocal,
uncertain,
undecided,
disreputable [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
e‧quiv‧o‧cal /ɪˈkwɪvək
əl/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: aequivocus, from Latin aequi- (EQUI-) + vox 'voice']
1. if you are equivocal, you are deliberately unclear in the way that you give information or your opinion
Synonym : ambiguous:
His answer was equivocal. She was rather equivocal about her work.2. information that is equivocal is difficult to understand or explain because it contains different parts which suggest that different things are true:
The results of the police enquiry were equivocal. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲