double meaning

NOUN

ambiguity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

doubt uncertainty vagueness

STRONG

anagram doubtfulness dubiety dubiousness enigma equivocation incertitude inconclusiveness indefiniteness indeterminateness obscurity polysemy puzzle tergiversation unclearness

WEAK

double-entendre equivocacy equivocality polysemousness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certainty

WEAK

clarity clearness definiteness explicitness lucidity

NOUN

double entendre

Synonyms

STRONGEST

innuendo pun

WEAK

ambiguity amphiboly equivocality equivocation equivoque joke tergiversation

NOUN

equivocality

Synonyms

WEAK

ambiguous statement ambiguousness equivocalness equivocation equivoque indefiniteness unclearness vagueness

NOUN

equivocalness

Synonyms

STRONG

equivocation indefiniteness unclearness vagueness

WEAK

ambiguous statement ambiguousness equivocality equivoque

NOUN

equivocation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prevarication

STRONG

ambiguity amphiboly casuistry coloring con cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion dissimulation distortion doubtfulness duplicity evasion fallacy fib fibbing hedging lie line lying misrepresentation shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall tergiversation waffle

WEAK

cop out double entendre double talk equivocality quibbling routine runaround song and dance stonewall

Antonyms

STRONG

certainty clarity fact frankness honesty openness reality surety trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness

WEAK

directness facing meeting

NOUN

equivoque

Synonyms

WEAK

ambiguous statement ambiguousness avoidance deceit deception equivocality equivocalness equivocation evasion indefiniteness prevarication stonewalling tergiversation unclearness vagueness

NOUN

play on words

Synonyms

WEAK

bon mot double entendre equivocalness jeu de mots pun wordplay

NOUN

pun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

double entendre joke quip

STRONG

ambiguity conceit paronomasia quibble witticism

WEAK

calembour equivoque

NOUN

tergiversation

Synonyms

STRONG

ambiguity amphiboly casuistry coloring con cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion dissimulation distortion doubtfulness duplicity euphemism evasion fallacy fib fibbing hedge hedging lie line lying misrepresentation prevarication shuffle shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall waffle

WEAK

cop out double entendre double talk equivocality equivoque quibbling routine runaround song and dance stonewall weasel word

Antonyms

STRONG

certainty clarity fact frankness honesty openness reality surety trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness

Example Sentences

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A mother’s screams of pain carry a woozy double meaning in a thematically saturated scene in the World War II drama “Amrum.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He simply defined it as a rhetorical device involving a double meaning.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

Each word, whether French or Quechuan, seemed to hold double meaning, so full-bodied was her vocal production.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

You’ll lose count over how many times “ill” is used with a double meaning.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

I pondered his question, which was edged with double meaning.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

double meaning

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