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nonambiguous

adjective

ˌnän-am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs How to pronounce nonambiguous (audio)
Definition of nonambiguousnext
as in obvious
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation I need a nonambiguous "yes" or "no"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonambiguous
  1. obvious
  2. unmistakable
  3. evident
  4. apparent
  5. straightforward
  6. clear
  7. distinct
Adjective
  • Even when those messages seem obvious or your child already knows them, saying them out loud anyway could help reinforce that their worth was never actually in question.
    — Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The most obvious cri de coeur would be for the struggling family farm or animal welfare, but Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski, the farm’s co-owners, made a surprising appeal to health science.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of obvious
Adjective
  • Featuring traditional mariachi arrangements and Álvarez’s unmistakable voice, the four-song EP offers a fresh and emotional take that departs from the norteño and banda styles he is known for.
    — Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The show’s combination of a dark family saga and an idyllic tropical setting made the Florida Keys an unmistakable part of the story.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of unmistakable
Adjective
  • The scars would have been evident for decades—the backdrop to the events of the 1640s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pedroza said that his quarterback’s competitiveness and work ethic were evident from the first freshman year practice.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of evident
Adjective
  • After revealing its personal agent app Muse earlier this month, the Facebook parent this week unveiled its Muse Charm device in an apparent bid to get ahead of OpenAI and Google.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The government argues that her apparent ability to finance private security, a residence and extensive monitoring suggests access to significant resources that could also facilitate flight.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of apparent
Adjective
  • Trading a temporary delay in multibillion-dollar media rights for a permanent reduction in labor costs is a straightforward corporate calculation.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • How to Use Paper Bags as Mulch Applying paper bag mulch is straightforward and can be done year-round, as long as the soil is visible.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of straightforward
Adjective
  • The janitor resumed snapping at the bushes with her shears—tiny, clear quartz beads scattered.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators were looking into the cause of the crash, which was not immediately clear.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of clear
Adjective
  • Canaccord upgraded the stock and Guggenheim and Stifel both raised their targets to $300 after Dreamforce, with Stifel citing management's reaffirmed $63 billion fiscal 2030 revenue target built on six distinct AI monetization paths.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Initial laboratory experiments found that the ART repeat array is expressed as multiple distinct short RNAs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinct
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“Nonambiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonambiguous. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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