ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsUunanimous
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unanimous
Meaning: in complete agreement, with no dissent
unanimous in a sentence
How unanimous is used in real sentences:
The jury reached a unanimous decision after only twenty minutes.
After hours of debate, the committee finally reached a unanimous choice for the new park design.
“At a June hearing, she controlled her temper when rancher Cole Orr dismissed her flagged plots as "little squares of weeds." The advisory board was not unanimous: six members supported a protected enclosure, while one sided with Orr.”
— from the passage The Meadow Notebook
Synonyms for unanimous
Other words for unanimous — united, concordant and harmonious — carry the same meaning.
- united
- concordant
- harmonious
Antonyms of unanimous
Words that mean the opposite of unanimous:
- divided
Where it comes from
From Latin unanimus 'of one mind'
Word parts
- anim — life
unanimous: uni- (one) + anim (mind) + -ous - uni — one; single
unanimous: uni (one) + anim (mind) + -ous (having)
Memory hook
UNANIMOUS — 'uni' (one) plus mind — everyone thinking as one.