UNAMBIGUOUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning

Example:

As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

monosemous (having only one meaning)

Also:

clear (readily apparent 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)

Derivation:

unambiguity (clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Example:

an unequivocal (or univocal) statement

Synonyms:

unambiguous; unequivocal; univocal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

absolute (expressing finality with no implication of possible change)

straightforward (free from ambiguity)

unquestionable (not open to question)