Synonyms of equivocation

equivocation

noun

i-ˌkwi-və-ˈkā-shən 

1

as in ambiguity

deliberate evasion in speech

your equivocation when asked where you were last night is not reassuring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• shuffle
• circumlocution
• tergiversation
• ambiguousness
• quibbling
• murkiness
• opacity
• obscurity
• nebulousness
• equivocalness
• obscureness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frankness
• openness
• directness
• candor
• forthrightness
• straightforwardness
• plainness
• plumpness
• openheartedness

2

as in ambiguousness

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

the equivocation of the last line of the poem, "That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• uncertainty
• mystery
• murkiness
• opaqueness
• opacity
• inscrutability
• nebulousness
• complexity
• obliqueness
• obliquity
• nebulosity
• darkness
• obscurity
• vagueness
• equivocalness
• fuzziness
• inscrutableness
• indistinctness
• indefiniteness
• depth
• indirectness
• haziness
• dimness
• faintness
• cloudiness
• fogginess
• impenetrability
• mistiness
• incomprehensibility
• obtuseness
• difficulty
• circuity
• shade
• shadow
• complication
• profoundness
• abstruseness
• reconditeness
• deepness
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• clearness
• obviousness
• certainty
• intelligibility
• plainness
• distinctness
• brightness
• surety
• legibility
• comprehensibility
• exactness
• definiteness
• openness
• incision
• lucidity
• directness
• explicitness
• perspicuity
• incisiveness
• self-evidence
• forthrightness
• straightforwardness
• visibility
• obviousness
• readability
• tangibility
• lucidness
• palpability
• perspicuousness
• readableness
• tangibleness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of equivocation

When Burrows renewed talk of a takeover, Javier Martinez, speaker of the New Mexico House, responded without equivocation. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

This admission is met with varying levels of shock and dismay from her three companions, ranging from nervous equivocation from her fiancé to self-righteous anger from Rachel. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Apr. 2026

Where the equivocation began was in conversations with European diplomats and officials. — Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026

Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse. — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026