unequivocal
/ʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/
unequivocal means unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable. It carries an Arena rating of 1867, earned across 11 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unequivocal ranks #1,186 of 17,118 for Most Ponderous Words, #1,541 of 17,113 for Most Elegant Words, #5,029 of 17,130 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #5,263 of 17,125 for Most Incisive Words.
unequivocal is pronounced /ʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/.
Why “unequivocal” is a great word
Leaving no doubt or possibility of misunderstanding; unambiguous and singularly clear. From the prefix un- ("not") + equivocal, itself from Latin aequivocus ("ambiguous," from aequus, "equal" + vocare, "to call"), first recorded in English 1745–55. Unlike "equivocal," which hovers in deliberate ambiguity, or "unambiguous," which merely states a lack of multiple meanings, "unequivocal" carries the weight of finality. It is the judge's gavel falling, the single set of footprints on a fresh field of snow, the unyielding line of the horizon at sea—a declaration so complete that silence itself seems to confirm it.
adj
- Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionablee.g.“I want you to give me an unequivocal guarantee on that.”
- Without equal, matchless.e.g.“the unequivocal scope of the Golden Gate Bridge”
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