Synonyms of univocal

univocal

adjective

yü-ˈni-və-kəl 

as in explicit

so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning

those who believe that the language of the Bible is univocal: it is never metaphorical but intended to be taken literally

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explicit
• definite
• express
• specific
• definitive
• unambiguous
• unequivocal
• literal
• unmistakable
• comprehensive
• clear-cut
• comprehensible
• categorical
• precise
• complete
• simple
• clear
• specified
• intelligible
• full
• stated
• exhaustive
• distinct
• avowed
• lucid
• understandable
• declared
• certain
• exact
• direct
• straightforward
• well-defined
• plain
• sure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implicit
• inferred
• implied
• ambiguous
• unclear
• dark
• cryptic
• obscure
• enigmatic
• circuitous
• inaccurate
• incorrect
• inexact
• vague
• imprecise
• equivocal
• indefinite
• unintelligible
• incomprehensible
• unspecific
• inexplicit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of univocal

Similarly, the dozens of people whom Greaves interviews in the film aren’t delivering a single and univocal history of the Harlem Renaissance but a polyphonic transmission of it. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025

At a press event this week, the new Paramount leadership expressed their univocal support for theatrical movies. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025

Her inability to distill a message from her show is a testament not so much to Jane’s insufficient writerly chops as to the challenge of wringing out a univocal meaning from biracial America. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024

Today’s political mainstream consists of a rising univocal, powerful, and intolerant pro-war movement for which the invasion is existential. — Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2022

Yet, as with almost everything Shostakovich wrote, the score defeats a univocal interpretation, its classical four-movement structure interlaced with political, personal, and purely musical messages. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022

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