unequivocal
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un·e·quiv·o·cal
(ŭn′ĭ-kwĭv′ə-kəl)adj.
Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous: an unequivocal success.
un′e·quiv′o·cal·ly adv.
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unequivocal
(ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl)adj
not ambiguous; plain
ˌuneˈquivocally adv
ˌuneˈquivocalness n
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un•e•quiv•o•cal
(ˌʌn ɪˈkwɪv ə kəl)adj.
1. having only one possible meaning or interpretation; unambiguous; clear.
2. absolute; unqualified.
[1745–55]
un`e•quiv′o•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | unequivocal - admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" unambiguous - having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa ambiguous, equivocal - 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" |
2. | unequivocal - clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney |
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unequivocal
adjective clear, absolute, definite, certain, direct, straight, positive, plain, evident, black-and-white, decisive, explicit, manifest, clear-cut, unmistakable, unambiguous, cut-and-dried (informal), incontrovertible, indubitable, uncontestable Richardson's unequivocal commitment to fair play
vague, ambiguous, noncommittal, doubtful, evasive, indecisive, equivocal
vague, ambiguous, noncommittal, doubtful, evasive, indecisive, equivocal
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unequivocal
adjective1. Clearly defined; not ambiguous:
2. Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed:
3. Completely such, without qualification or exception:
absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.
Chiefly British: blooming.
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unequivocal
[ˈʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl] ADJ (= unmistakeable) [response, message, proof] → inequívoco, claro; [support] → incondicional; [opposition] → rotundoto be unequivocal in one's support of sth → apoyar algo incondicionalmente
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unequivocal
[ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl] adj [answer] → sans équivoqueto be unequivocal about sth → être sans équivoque sur qch, avoir une position sans équivoque sur qch
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unequivocal
adj
→ unmissverständlich, eindeutig; answer also → unzweideutig; evidence, proof → eindeutig, unzweifelhaft; he was quite unequivocal about it → er sagte es ganz unmissverständlich or eindeutig or klar
(= categorical) commitment, support → rückhaltlos; to be unequivocal in one’s support of something → etw rückhaltlos or ohne Vorbehalte unterstützen
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