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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | open to two or more interpretations |
| def | or of uncertain nature or significance |
| def | or (often) intended to mislead |
| examples | 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 |
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| Also see | ambiguous |
| Derivationally related form | ambiguous → ambiguity; ambiguous → ambiguity |
| Derivationally related form | equivocal → equivocalness |
| Antonym | equivocal → unequivocal |
| Similar to | double, forked; evasive; indeterminate |
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| Also see | ambiguous |
| Similar to | double, forked; evasive; indeterminate |
| Antonym | unequivocal → equivocal |
| Derived from adjective | equivocally → equivocal |
| Derivationally related form | equivocalness → equivocal |
| Derivationally related form | ambiguity → ambiguous; ambiguity → ambiguous |
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