adj · 4 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/
General-American:ŭn'ĭ-kwĭvʹə-kəl
General-American:/ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/
rhymes with -ɪvəkəl
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CMU ARPABET:AH2 N IH0 K W IH1 V AH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH2 N IY0 K W IH1 V AH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I want you to give me an unequivocal guarantee on that.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Without equal, matchless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, possibly
Examples
the unequivocal scope of the Golden Gate Bridge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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: univocal, unambiguous
Antonyms: equivocal
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
clearly defined or formulated- R.B.Taney
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the plain and unequivocal language of the laws
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: definitive
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- English equivocal English unequivocal From un- + equivocal.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
недвусмислен
(nedvusmislen)
— without ambiguity
Catalan:
inequívoc
— without ambiguity
Chinese Mandarin:
不含糊
(bù hánhu)
— without ambiguity
Chinese Mandarin:
明確 /明确
(míngquè)
— without ambiguity
Czech:
jednoznačný
— without ambiguity
Danish:
utvivlsom
— without ambiguity
Dutch:
eenduidig
— without ambiguity
Dutch:
onmiskenbaar
— without ambiguity
Dutch:
niet mis te verstane
— without ambiguity
Finnish:
yksiselitteinen
— without ambiguity
French:
sans équivoque
— without ambiguity
German:
unzweideutig
— without ambiguity
German:
unmissverständlich
— without ambiguity
German:
eindeutig
— without ambiguity
German:
zweifelsfrei
— without ambiguity
German:
unzweifelhaft
— without ambiguity
German:
aufrichtig
— without ambiguity
German:
uneingeschränkt
— without ambiguity
Greek:
σαφής
(safís)
— without ambiguity
Greek:
ξεκάθαρος
(xekátharos)
— without ambiguity
Greek:
ρητός
(ritós)
— without ambiguity
Hungarian:
egyértelmű
— without ambiguity
Irish:
aonchiallach
— without ambiguity
Italian:
inequivocabile
— without ambiguity
Japanese:
明確な
(meikaku na)
— without ambiguity
Japanese:
一義的
(ichigiteki)
— without ambiguity
Macedonian:
недвосмислен
(nedvosmislen)
— without ambiguity
Norwegian:
utvilsom
— without ambiguity
Persian:
بی همتا
— without ambiguity
Polish:
jednoznaczny, niedwuznaczny, bezsprzeczny
— without ambiguity
Portuguese:
inequívoco
— without ambiguity
Russian:
недвусмы́сленный
(nedvusmýslennyj)
— without ambiguity
Russian:
однозначный
(odnoznachnyj)
— without ambiguity
Spanish:
inequívoco
— without ambiguity
Spanish:
tajante
— without ambiguity
Swedish:
entydig
— without ambiguity
Swedish:
omisskännlig
— without ambiguity
Bulgarian:
несравним
(nesravnim)
— without equal
Czech:
bezkonkurenční
— without equal
Dutch:
ongeëvenaard
— without equal
Finnish:
verraton
— without equal
German:
unerreicht
— without equal
German:
unvergleichlich
— without equal
Italian:
senza eguali
— without equal
Macedonian:
беспримерен
(besprimeren)
— without equal
