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equivocal has 1 distinct synonym spread across 1 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is unequivocal.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
“an equivocal statement”
2 of the 3 recorded senses carry no synonym, antonym or related term, so they are not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for equivocal.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for equivocal come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.