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Synonyms & Antonyms of equivocal
1
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
- the evidence that this latest diet really results in lasting weight loss is certainly equivocal
Synonyms for equivocal
- debatable,
- disputable,
- dodgy
- [chiefly British],
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- dubitable,
- fishy,
- problematic
- (also problematical),
- queer,
- questionable,
- shady,
- shaky,
- suspect,
- suspicious
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2
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
- he responded to the reporter's questions with equivocal answers or refusals to comment
Synonyms for equivocal
- ambiguous,
- arcane,
- cryptic,
- dark,
- deep,
- Delphic,
- double-edged,
- elliptical
- (or elliptic),
- enigmatic
- (also enigmatical),
- fuliginous,
- inscrutable,
- murky,
- mysterious,
- mystic,
- nebulous,
- obscure,
- occult,
- opaque
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- beclouded,
- bedimmed,
- befogged,
- clouded,
- cloudy,
- dim,
- faint,
- foggy,
- fuzzy,
- hazy,
- indistinct,
- indistinguishable,
- misty,
- muddy,
- obfuscatory,
- obnubilated,
- obscurant
- (or obscurantic),
- shaded,
- shadowlike,
- shadowy,
- sphinxlike
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3
having a mixture of opposing feelings
- a number of people are clearly equivocal about allowing casino gambling in the state
Synonyms for equivocal
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- doubtful,
- faltering,
- irresolute,
- questioning,
- uncertain,
- undecided,
- unsure,
- vacillating,
- wobbly
- (also wabbly)
- afraid,
- disinclined,
- dubious,
- hesitant,
- indisposed,
- loath
- (also loth or loathe),
- reluctant
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The first known use of equivocal was in 1599
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