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equivocal
Synonyms and Antonyms of equivocal
- the evidence that this latest diet really results in lasting weight loss is certainly equivocal
debatable, disputable, dodgy [chiefly British], doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, fishy, problematic (also problematical), queer, questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, suspicious
- he responded to the reporter's questions with equivocal answers or refusals to comment
ambiguous, arcane, cryptic, dark, deep, Delphic, double-edged, elliptical (or elliptic), enigmatic (also enigmatical), fuliginous, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, obscure, occult, opaque
cloaked, concealed, disguised, masked, shrouded
beclouded, bedimmed, befogged, clouded, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, muddy, obfuscatory, obnubilated, obscurant (or obscurantic), shaded, shadowlike, shadowy, sphinxlike
indefinite, inexact, inexplicit, noncommittal, questionable, unclear, uncertain, undefined, undetermined, vague
impenetrable, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicable
eerie (also eery), uncanny, weird
impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible
baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomable
- a number of people are clearly equivocal about allowing casino gambling in the state
doubtful, faltering, irresolute, questioning, uncertain, undecided, unsure, vacillating, wobbly (also wabbly)
afraid, disinclined, dubious, hesitant, indisposed, loath (also loth), reluctant
Synonym Discussion of equivocal
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- obscure poems
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- muttered dark hints of revenge
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- a vague sense of obligation
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- enigmatic occult writings
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- cryptic hints of hidden treasure
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- an ambiguous directive
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- moral precepts with equivocal phrasing
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