# equivocal

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/
- **English:** having more than one possible meaning, often on purpose
- **Persian:** دوپهلو، مبهم

## Example

> The politician gave an equivocal answer.
> سیاستمدار پاسخی دوپهلو داد.

## Word forms

- verb: equivocate

## Synonyms

ambiguous, vague

## Opposites

unequivocal

## Common phrases

- equivocal results
- an equivocal reply
- equivocal evidence

## Related words

- [ambiguous](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/ambiguous): having more than one possible meaning (C1)
- [unequivocal](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/unequivocal): expressing one clear meaning with no doubt (C2)
- [cogent](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/cogent): clearly expressed and convincing (C2)
- [eloquent](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/eloquent): able to speak or write in a clear and persuasive way (C2)
- [lucid](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/lucid): clear and easy to understand; able to think clearly (C2)
- [obfuscate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/obfuscate): to make something less clear and harder to understand (C2)
- [laconic](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/laconic): using very few words (C2)
- [articulate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/articulate): to express ideas clearly in words (C1)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/equivocal