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UNAMBIGUOUS

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• UNAMBIGUOUS (adjective)
The adjective UNAMBIGUOUS has 2 senses:

1. having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
2. admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Familiarity information: UNAMBIGUOUS used as an adjective is rare.

• UNAMBIGUOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning

Context example:

As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous

Similar:

monosemous (having only one meaning)

Also:

clear (clear to the mind)

unambiguous; unequivocal; univocal (admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion)

Antonym:

ambiguous (having more than one possible meaning)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Synonyms:

unequivocal; univocal; unambiguous

Context examples:

unequivocal evidence / took an unequivocal position / an unequivocal success / an unequivocal promise / an unequivocal (or univocal) statement

Similar:

absolute; conclusive (expressing finality with no implication of possible change)

straightforward (free from ambiguity)

unquestionable (not open to question)

Also:

unambiguous (having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning)

"A word to the wise is enough"
(English proverb)
"The flower has no front or back."
(Afghanistan proverb)
"Had the monkey seen its ass, it wouldn’t have danced."
(Arabic proverb)
"The blacksmith's horse has no horseshoes."
(Czech proverb)

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