equivocal meaning
UK US /ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/ 4 syllables
equivocal (adjective): open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead.
equivocal has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
equivocal as an adjective
- open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
- an equivocal statement
- the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
- the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness
- popularity is an equivocal crown
- an equivocal response to an embarrassing question
Synonyms: ambiguous
Opposite: unequivocal
Similar: double, evasive, indeterminate
Related forms: equivocalness
- open to question
- aliens of equivocal loyalty
- his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son
Similar: questionable
- uncertain as a sign or indication
- the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal
Similar: inconclusive
How to pronounce equivocal
equivocal is pronounced /ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Scrabble score: 23 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with EQ · words ending in AL · 9-letter words
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