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as in ambiguity
deliberate evasion in speech
your equivocation when asked where you were last night is not reassuring
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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"
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Recent Examples of equivocation
The rest of the statement was full of equally cowardly equivocation.
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Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The false equivocation of men’s and women’s superficial concerns is the first time Song tips her hand.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
The equivocation that has characterized the administration’s legal responses to date is turning into objection and refusal.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
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Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The false equivocation of men’s and women’s superficial concerns is the first time Song tips her hand.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
The equivocation that has characterized the administration’s legal responses to date is turning into objection and refusal.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocation
Noun
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Brex runs on founder energy, speed, and a tolerance for ambiguity.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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This ambiguity leaves room for problematic practices such as the principals paying all members of one generation the same amount regardless of their duties, Gilbert said.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Nike leadership shuffle continues.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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In the locker room, the goal is to manage this mix that has included the injection of Tyler Herro back into the starting lineup, the shuffle of Kel’el Ware to the second unit, and a rotation that remains unsettled.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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This is an obvious circumlocution.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
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“Equivocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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