Synonyms of the word equivocal


EQUIVOCALAMBIGUOUS - DOUBLE - EVASIVE - FORKED - INCONCLUSIVE - INDETERMINATE - QUESTIONABLE

equivocal

  • n. A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
  • adj. Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation; ambiguous;…
  • adj. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters;…
  • adj. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.

ambiguous

  • adj. Open to multiple interpretations.
  • adj. Vague and unclear.
  • adj. (obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.

double

  • adj. Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
  • adj. Twice the quantity.
  • adj. Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
  • adj. Designed for two users.
  • adj. Folded in two; composed of two layers.
  • adj. Stooping; bent over.
  • adj. Having two aspects; ambiguous.
  • adj. False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
  • adj. Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
  • adj. (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
  • adj. (music) Of time, twice as fast.
  • adv. Twice over; twofold.
  • adv. Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double).
  • n. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
  • n. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes.
  • n. A drink with two portions of alcohol.
  • n. A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
  • n. A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
  • n. A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
  • n. (baseball) A two-base hit.
  • n. (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
  • n. (billiards) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to…
  • n. A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse…
  • n. (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
  • n. (darts) A hit on this ring.
  • n. (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
  • n. (computing, programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
  • n. (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
  • n. (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
  • n. (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
  • n. (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
  • n. (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
  • n. (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
  • v. To multiply by two.
  • v. To fold over so as to make two folds.
  • v. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
  • v. (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
  • v. (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
  • v. (transitive) (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
  • v. (transitive) (often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
  • v. (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
  • v. (intransitive) (often followed by as) To play a second part or serve a second role.
  • v. (intransitive) To turn sharply; following a winding course.
  • v. (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
  • v. (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
  • v. (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
  • v. (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
  • v. (card games, intransitive) To double down.
  • v. (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
  • v. (intransitive) (followed by for) To act as substitute.
  • v. (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
  • v. (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
  • v. (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
  • v. (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either…

evasive

  • adj. Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
  • adj. Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.

forked

  • adj. That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of fork.

inconclusive

  • adj. Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.

indeterminate

  • adj. Not accurately determined or determinable.
  • adj. Imprecise or vague.
  • adj. (biology, of growth) with no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.
  • adj. (botany, of inflorescences) not topped with some form of terminal bud.
  • adj. intersex.

questionable

  • adj. (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
  • adj. Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
  • adj. Of dubious respectability or morality.

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