equivocal

equivocal is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence. Face value is 23 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 23 · Words With Friends 27 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.
2. adjective. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.
3. adjective. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.
4. noun. A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
5. adjective. uncertain as a sign or indication

   "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"

6. adjective. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

   "an equivocal statement"

   "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"

   Synonyms: ambiguous

7. adjective. open to question-Anna Jameson

   "aliens of equivocal loyalty"

   "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"

Synonyms

ambiguous

Common word forms

equivocally, equivocality, equivocalness

Words from these letters

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