Equivocal

Equivocal – Word of the Day

Tuba Mansoor
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/əˈkwivək(ə)l/

Meaning

  • open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
  • uncertain or questionable in nature.

Sample Sentences

  • The results are almost always negative, and when they are equivocal it rarely is an indication of actual illness.
  • His answer was equivocal as Paul said his wife didn’t want him to run.

Related words

debatable, disputable, dodgy [chiefly British], doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, fishy, problematic (also problematical), queer, questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, suspicious

Further Reading

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equivocal

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/equivocal

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