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double meaning
noun as in ambiguity
noun as in double entendre
noun as in equivocality
noun as in equivocalness
Strong matches
noun as in equivocation
Strongest match
Strong matches
noun as in equivoque
noun as in play on words
noun as in pun
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in tergiversation
Strong matches
Example Sentences
It struck me then, and strikes me now, as carrying a ham-fisted double meaning: Nearly nobody got what they wanted from Trump’s first presidency, but one could argue, at least for a while, that “we” — meaning both Americans and the people of the world — got a lesson we both needed and deserved.
He simply defined it as a rhetorical device involving a double meaning.
Each word, whether French or Quechuan, seemed to hold double meaning, so full-bodied was her vocal production.
The title of her memoir, “Over the Influence,” has a double meaning.
The phrase “set list” has a double meaning: it’s the lineup of songs, but for most artists the list is also fairly set; they may rotate a few songs in and out, but they generally stick to what they’ve rehearsed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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