unambiguous

adjective

un·​am·​big·​u·​ous ˌən-am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs How to pronounce unambiguous (audio)
: not ambiguous : clear, precise
unambiguous evidence
unambiguously adverb

Examples of unambiguous in a Sentence

She gave a clear, unambiguous answer. looked at his neighbor's new car with unambiguous envy
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The rules aren’t final yet, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of wiggle room, since the language within the OBBBA is unambiguous — the tip has to be voluntary. Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025 The courseware grading system enforces the use of an unambiguous grading rubric, which furthers the bureaucratization of classroom life that helped to amplify grade inflation in the first place. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025 The 22nd Amendment’s text and history are unambiguous. Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 While the workers, in the trees, stay still, the bull’s looming, drifting presence gives frozen stillness an unambiguous motive and makes moments when people shift and even leap from branch to branch terrifyingly suspenseful. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unambiguous

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unambiguous was in 1743

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“Unambiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unambiguous. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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