equivocal


Meanings

  • 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"
    • "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"
    • "popularity is an equivocal crown"
    • "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
  • 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"
  • uncertain as a sign or indication;
    • "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"

Synonyms


Scrabble Score: 23

equivocal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

equivocal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

equivocal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 27

equivocal is a valid Words With Friends word