Select the most appropriate synonym of the following word from the given options:
Equivocal
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Ambiguous
Equivocal means open to more than one meaning, unclear, often on purpose to avoid giving a direct answer. Its synonym is ambiguous.
Example: The minister gave an equivocal reply to the reporters' question.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Lucid | clear and easy to understand (it is an antonym of equivocal) | The teacher gave a lucid explanation of the theorem. |
| (2) Ambiguous (answer) | having more than one possible meaning (it is the same as equivocal) | The ambiguous instructions confused the students. |
| (3) Plain | here, clear and obvious (it too is opposite in meaning) | He made it plain that he would not change his mind. |
| (4) Diminutive | very small (it refers to size, not meaning) | The diminutive gymnast won the gold medal. |
| Synonyms of equivocal: ambiguous, vague, evasive, unclear Antonyms of equivocal: unequivocal, clear, lucid, plain Also asked in CUET (UG): equivocal – 09-06-2023 Slot 3 lucid – 14-06-2023 Slot 3, 07-06-2023 Slot 3 ambiguous – 18-05-2026 Slot 2, 30-05-2025 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 2, 21-08-2022 Slot 1 diminutive – 29-05-2024 Slot 1, 14-06-2023 Slot 3 |