equivocally

adverb

Definition of equivocallynext
as in ambiguously

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocally
  1. ambiguously
  2. indirectly
  3. falsely
  4. erroneously
Adverb
  • For now, the light of John Sugar’s life in black-and-white turned ambiguously Technicolor is Charlotte.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of ambiguously
Adverb
  • The increase is squeezing household budgets directly at the pump and indirectly by raising transportation costs for groceries and other retail goods.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While the price of gasoline directly impacts most motorists, the record diesel costs hit people indirectly through inflation.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of indirectly
Adverb
  • One Discord user posted a threat to hand out hundreds of fliers at the store’s physical Sonny Angel launch event later that morning, falsely claiming that owners supported ICE to discourage would-be shoppers.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The health secretary also appeared on national television eating french fries cooked in beef tallow while falsely suggesting that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes more deaths than measles and that the protection from the vaccine wanes.
    — Demetre Daskalakis, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of falsely
Adverb
  • The certification for this device was granted erroneously and has been set aside by the FCC and removed from our public database.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Internal Revenue Service decided many nonprofit NIL collectives were erroneously given charitable status.
    — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of erroneously
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