unequivocal
adjective
un·equiv·o·cal
ˌən-i-ˈkwi-və-kəl 
1
: leaving no doubt : clear, unambiguous
2
: unquestionable
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Her answer was an unequivocal yes.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Tom Little | Reuters Asked about Trump’s fixation on making Greenland a part of the U.S., the president-elect’s incoming national security advisor, Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., was unequivocal.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Our responsibility as educators is unequivocal—to ensure every student—regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or background—has the equal opportunity to succeed.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
To Michaels’s way of thinking, precision in comedy is as unequivocal as a surgeon’s cut.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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unequivocal
adjective
un·equiv·o·cal
ˌən-i-ˈkwiv-ə-kəl
: leaving no doubt : clear, unambiguous
an unequivocal refusal
unequivocally
adverb
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