1. ambiguous or deliberately misleading statements; double meanings
Usage: formal; plural form

Examples

• The politician’s speech was full of equivoques that left voters confused about his actual position.
• Literary critics analyzed the equivoques in the poet’s work.
• The contract was deliberately written with equivoques to benefit the company.
• She avoided equivoques in her testimony to ensure clarity.
• The diplomat’s equivoques allowed both sides to claim victory.
• Teachers should eliminate equivoques from their instructions to students.