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Unequivocal, clear and direct, and ambiguous, uncertain, unclear, are antonyms.
Unequivocal combines the common prefix un-, which means not, with the word equivocal, a synonym of ambiguous. Equivocal language can be interpreted in several ways; it is deliberately vague, evasive, or ambiguous. Unequivocal language is clear, straightforward, and direct:
“Reporters are so accustomed to equivocal answers from government officials that they are often surprised and suspicious when they get an unequivocal response.”
Now that you know the meaning of unequivocal I’d like to caution you about how you pronounce it. I have heard many educated speakers add a syllable to the word and say “unequivocable,” and I have even seen the word misspelled that way in books and magazines. No matter whom you hear saying “unequivocable,” it's incorrect—a beastly mispronunciation.
Unequivocal ends with -vocal, not -vocable, and has five syllables: un-e-quiv-o-cal.
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Unequivocal, clear and direct, and ambiguous, uncertain, unclear, are antonyms.
Unequivocal combines the common prefix un-, which means not, with the word equivocal, a synonym of ambiguous. Equivocal language can be interpreted in several ways; it is deliberately vague, evasive, or ambiguous. Unequivocal language is clear, straightforward, and direct:
“Reporters are so accustomed to equivocal answers from government officials that they are often surprised and suspicious when they get an unequivocal response.”
Now that you know the meaning of unequivocal I’d like to caution you about how you pronounce it. I have heard many educated speakers add a syllable to the word and say “unequivocable,” and I have even seen the word misspelled that way in books and magazines. No matter whom you hear saying “unequivocable,” it's incorrect—a beastly mispronunciation.
Unequivocal ends with -vocal, not -vocable, and has five syllables: un-e-quiv-o-cal.
@erudite_english