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unambiguous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning- Mario Vargas Llosa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: ambiguous

3

adjective

Meaning 3

admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unequivocal evidence
  • took an unequivocal position
  • an unequivocal success
  • an unequivocal promise
  • an unequivocal (or univocal) statement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unequivocal, univocal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts? Proto-Indo-European *h2m̥bhíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguuslbor. English ambiguous English unambiguous From un- + ambiguous.

Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: የማያሻማ (yämayašama) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Arabic: غَيْر مُبْهَم (ḡayr mubham) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Basque: anbiguogabea — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Belarusian: адназначны (adnaznačny) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Bulgarian: недвусмислен (nedvusmislen) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Catalan: inequívoc — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Czech: jednoznačný — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Danish: entydig — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Dutch: ondubbelzinnig — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Esperanto: malambigua — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Estonian: üheselt mõistetav — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Finnish: yksikäsitteinen — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • French: sans équivoque — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Georgian: ერთმნიშვნელოვანი (ertmnišvnelovani) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Georgian: არაორაზროვანი (araorazrovani) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Georgian: ცალსახა (calsaxa) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Georgian: გარკვეული (garḳveuli) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Georgian: ცხადი (cxadi) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Georgian: ნათელი (nateli) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • German: eindeutig — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • German: unmissverständlich — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Greek: αναμφίσημος (anamfísimos) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Greek: αναμφίβολος (anamfívolos) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Greek: αναμφίλεκτος (anamfílektos) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Greek: αναντίρρητος (anantírritos) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Greek: ευκρινής (efkrinís) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Greek: σαφής (safís) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Ancient Greek: ἀδιάκριτος (adiákritos) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Hungarian: egyértelmű — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Indonesian: awataksa — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Irish: gan athbhrí — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Irish: gan débhrí — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Irish: soiléir — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Irish: glan soiléir — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Italian: univoco — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Kannada: ನಿಸ್ಸಂದಿಗ್ಧ (nissandigdha) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Kazakh: бір мағыналы (bır mağynaly) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Korean: 모호하지 않은 (mohohaji an-eun) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Latvian: viennozīmīga — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Lithuanian: nedviprasmiškas — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Macedonian: недвосмислен (nedvosmislen) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Macedonian: јасен (jasen) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Macedonian: еднозначен (ednoznačen) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Māori: ariari — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Mongolian: хоёрдмол утгагүй (xojordmol utgagüj) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Norwegian: utvetydige — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Persian: روشن (rowšan) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Persian: بی ابهام (bi ebhâm) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Polish: jednoznaczny — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Polish: niedwuznaczny — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Portuguese: inambíguo — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Romanian: clar — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Romanian: neechivoc — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Romanian: precis — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Romanian: neambiguu — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Romanian: univoc — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Russian: недвусмы́сленный (nedvusmýslennyj) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Russian: однозна́чный (odnoznáčnyj) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Spanish: carente de ambigüedad — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Turkish: net — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Ukrainian: однозна́чний (odnoznáčnyj) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Ukrainian: недвозна́чний (nedvoznáčnyj) — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • Welsh: diamwys — clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity