unanimous meaning

unanimous means 'everyone agrees or has the same opinion'.

unanimous :

in complete agreement

adjective

▪ The decision was unanimous.

▪ Everyone agreed on the decision.

▪ They reached a unanimous vote.

▪ They all voted the same way.

paraphrasing

▪ united – together as one

▪ agreed – having the same opinion

▪ consistent – in harmony

▪ harmonious – in agreement

unanimous

Pronunciation

unanimous [juːˈnænɪməs]

The stress is on 'nan' and sounds like 'yoo-nan-uh-muhs'.

Common phrases and grammar about unanimous

unanimous - Common meaning

adjective
in complete agreement

Part of Speech Changes for "unanimous"

▪ unanimity (noun) – complete agreement

▪ unanimously (adverb) – in complete agreement

Common Expressions with "unanimous"

▪ unanimous decision – everyone agrees

▪ unanimous vote – everyone votes the same

▪ unanimous approval – everyone approves

▪ unanimous consent – everyone gives permission

Important examples of unanimous in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, unanimous often describes decisions or votes where everyone agrees.

▪The board made a unanimous decision.
▪The board all agreed on the decision.

Example of a confusing word: anonymous (without a name)

▪The board made an anonymous decision.
▪The board made a decision without revealing their identities.
"Unanimous" is an adjective used to describe a situation where everyone involved is in full agreement, as in "The board made a unanimous decision." This usage is grammatically correct and conveys that all members agreed. "Anonymous," on the other hand, means "without a name" or "not identified," and does not fit logically or grammatically in the context of a decision made by a board. Therefore, "unanimous" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Unanimous is used as an adjective to describe agreement, often appearing in questions about group decisions.

▪The committee reached a unanimous agreement.
▪The committee all agreed.

unanimous

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

unanimous decision

'everyone agrees', used in meetings or votes.

▪The council reached a unanimous decision.
▪The council all agreed on the decision.

speak with one voice

means 'everyone says the same thing', used in contexts of agreement.

▪The team spoke with one voice on the issue.
▪The team all agreed on the issue.

Differences between similar words and unanimous

unanimous

,

united

differences

Unanimous means everyone agrees on a decision, while united means together as one group.

unanimous
▪The jury was unanimous in their verdict.
▪The jury all agreed on the verdict.
united
▪The team was united in their efforts.
▪The team worked together as one.

unanimous

,

agreed

differences

Unanimous means complete agreement, while agreed means having the same opinion but not necessarily everyone.

unanimous
▪The decision was unanimous among the members.
▪They had the same opinion on the plan.
agreed
▪They agreed on the plan.
▪They had the same opinion on the plan.

Words with the same origin as unanimous

The origin of unanimous

unanimous comes from the Latin 'unanimus', meaning 'of one mind'.

Word structure

It has the prefix un (one), root anim (mind), and suffix ous (adjective), meaning 'of one mind'.

Words with the same origin

The root of unanimous is anim (mind). Words with the same root include animate (to give life), animal (living being).

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