unambiguous
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5.9
- adjective
- /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs/
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inequívoco
- The instructions were clear and unambiguous, making it easy for everyone to follow.
- clear and unambiguous
- unambiguous identification
- unambiguous signal
In modern English, that sentence is unambiguous, if a little weird.
- In modern English, that sentence is unambiguous, if a little weird.
- It's a question about an unambiguous physical effect.
- The photographs are in some cases, in most cases, I would say, quite unambiguous.
- Well, we conclude from this that there is no unambiguous notion to define what happens now.
- It turns out if you do that, OK, once again, the algorithm gives you an unambiguous prediction.
- I, I think the second aspect of this problem is the nuance around what contracts can be made unambiguous.
- I would say the record is clear and unambiguous that large scale massacres occurred on that date.
- But yeah, I, I do prefer a non ambiguous, unambiguous ending.
- And you and you class and you set up a histogram with unambiguous males, unambiguous females.
- That is, that is unambiguous bad behavior, in some cases illegal behavior.
Examples
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The Court begins its analysis with the observation: "The statutory command... is unambiguous, unequivocal, and unlimited."
Academic text (1999) -
In his commentary, Bloom also passes over this passage in silence, deaf to its unambiguous meaning.
Academic text (1991) -
It's a question about an unambiguous physical effect.
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In modern English, that sentence is unambiguous, if a little weird.
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So in physics, we have an unambiguous way of how to define what is north.
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We intend to demonstrate it in the most unambiguous terms.
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Will the Prime Minister give a clear and unambiguous commitment to maintaining the triple lock on the state pension?
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The opinion of many sober political observers and ordinary citizens is unambiguous: the likelihood is civil war.
Academic text (1992) -
The wording of the referendum was unambiguous and unconditional.
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Policy-makers want to make unambiguous, defensible decisions, which are often codified into laws and regulations.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Easy to understand and not confusing
142
4.8
Clear and detailed so there is no confusion
99
3.7
Something that is easy to understand and clear
43
2.5
Very easy to understand or hear
27
4.2
Easy to see and understand
24
6.7
Completely clear and leaving no doubt
1
8.8
A single clear meaning with no other way to understand it
A word that has only one meaning
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unambiguous is built from un- meaning 'not' and ambi- meaning 'both', as in ambidextrous which means 'both hands'. So unambiguous means 'not both', which is why it describes something 'clear' and having only one possible meaning.