Equivocal
Equivocal adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: his demand that I promptly pay what I owe him ended with the equivocal threat “or else”
Indirect and equivocal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indirect" instead an adjective "Equivocal".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obscure and equivocal
- obscure and indirect
- ambiguous and equivocal
- ambiguous and indirect
- false and equivocal
- false and indirect
- slippery and equivocal
- slippery and indirect
- deceptive and equivocal
- deceptive and indirect
- deceitful and equivocal
- deceitful and indirect
- evasive and equivocal
- evasive and indirect
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Indirect and Equivocal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/equivocal/indirect
Equivocal & Indirect. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/equivocal/indirect>.
Indirect or Equivocal. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/equivocal/indirect.
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