Standard Lemma guide

unambiguously

adv · 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

adv

Meaning 1

In a manner that is not ambiguous; leaving no doubt; clearly

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She told him unambiguously to leave, yet he failed to leave.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

so as to be unique

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uniquely

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in an unambiguous manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she stated her intentions unequivocally

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unequivocally

Antonyms: ambiguously

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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly ▲ English un- ▲ English ambiguous ▲ English -ly English ambiguously English unambiguously From unambiguous + -ly, or from un- + ambiguously.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: inequívocament — unambiguously
  • Czech: jednoznačně — unambiguously
  • Finnish: yksiselitteisesti — unambiguously
  • Greek: αναμφίσημα (anamfísima) — unambiguously
  • Hungarian: egyértelműen — unambiguously
  • Italian: univocamente — unambiguously
  • Portuguese: inequivocamente — unambiguously
  • Portuguese: sem ambiguidades — unambiguously
  • Russian: недвусмысленно (nedvusmyslenno) — unambiguously
  • Spanish: inequívocamente — unambiguously