EQUIVOCALLY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

equivocally

adverb

Definition of equivocally

as in ambiguously

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Where Fashion Meets Finance Luxury has always been ambiguously defined by a blend of timing, access, and freedom.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Certain apparently magical happenings in the novel are treated ambiguously, but either way, the titular character’s study of Buddhist practices is an asset in his journey.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026

Definition of ambiguously

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But the fallout from the smoke migration may be helping the administration indirectly by easing pushback from northern border-state GOP lawmakers.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
In its recent report, 99% of 72 public tenders analyzed directly or indirectly excluded alternatives to Microsoft products, despite procurement rules prohibiting specifications that unnecessarily restrict competition.

— Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of indirectly

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Defense lawyers say the woman arrested in the 2012 killing of Irasema Chavez in Arlington has been falsely accused and are asking the court to set bail for the defendant.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Prosecutors say Goldstein diverted money from his law firm to pay gambling debts and falsely deducting gambling debts as business expenses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of falsely

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Jennifer Ruffcorn, spokesperson for Texas Health and Human Services, confirmed that Livingston was erroneously enrolled in Healthy Texas Women.

— Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026
Knappman — the man who reached out to Baldwin last year to fine Anna’s grave — said his grandmother, Maude, erroneously told him that her parents died in a fire in Baltimore.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

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