Meaning & use
unanimous
Agreed on by everyone involved, with no one dissenting.
See it in a sentence
The jury reached a unanimous verdict after only two hours of deliberation.
It was a unanimous decision to reschedule the picnic because of the storm warning.
A note on using this word
Describes a decision or vote itself, not a single person; a person can act unanimously only as part of a group.
Words with a similar meaning
undisputedunited
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Words with an opposite meaning
dividedsplit
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