different between unequivocal vs unavoidable

English

Alternative forms

• unæquivocal (rare)

Etymology

un- +? equivocal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n??kw?v?k?l/
• (General American) enPR: ?n'?-kw?v??-k?l, IPA^(key): /??n???kw?v?k?l/
• Rhymes: -?v?k?l
• Hyphenation: un?equiv?o?cal

Adjective

unequivocal (comparative more unequivocal, superlative most unequivocal)

1. Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

   I want you to give me an unequivocal guarantee on that.

2. (possibly dated) Without equal, matchless.

   the unequivocal scope of the Golden Gate Bridge

Usage notes

Nouns often used with "unequivocal" include "evidence" and "statement".

Synonyms

• (unambiguous): definite, unambiguous, univocal; see also Thesaurus:explicit

Derived terms

• unequivocally

Translations

Further reading

• unequivocal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• unequivocal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Middle English unavoidable, equivalent to un- +? avoidable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n??v??d?b?l/

Adjective

unavoidable (comparative more unavoidable, superlative most unavoidable)

1. Impossible to avoid; bound to happen.

2. (law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void.

Usage notes

• See usage notes at inevitable.

Synonyms

• (impossible to avoid): inescapable, inevitable

Antonyms

• (impossible to avoid): avoidable

Translations

Noun

unavoidable (plural unavoidables)

1. Something that cannot be avoided.
   • 1825, The London magazine (volume 12, page 490)

     Forty years before, I had thought this odour one of the necessities of life — one of the unavoidables at least […]