unambiguous

adjective

un·​am·​big·​u·​ous ˌən-am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs How to pronounce unambiguous (audio)
: not ambiguous : clear, precise
unambiguous evidence
unambiguously adverb

Examples of unambiguous in a Sentence

She gave a clear, unambiguous answer. looked at his neighbor's new car with unambiguous envy
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While there’s much to say about the social consequences of this behavior, one thing is unambiguous: Completing transactions by phone is standard behavior. Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 However, the White House has been unambiguous in its assessment of the situation. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025 But this is the constant problem of trying to make sense of the signs from people in Trump’s orbit—the recurrent use of white supremacists’ favorite sequence of numbers, ambiguous (and sometimes unambiguous) Nazi salutes, and other dog-whistling. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025 In a bombing campaign, for example, the source is usually unambiguous and the result immediate and often visually spectacular. Boyd Van Dijk, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unambiguous

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unambiguous was in 1743

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“Unambiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unambiguous. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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