What does unanimous mean?
Word: Unanimous
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Unanimous means accepted by every person in a group, with nobody against.
Synonyms: of one mind
How do you spell unanimous?
Syllables: u - nan - i - mous
Tricky part: The ending is ous, not ious: unanimious is the common slip.
Watch out for: unanimious, unanimus
Memory tip: Jealous, nervous and unanimous all end in ous, with no i squeezed in before it.
Unanimous in a sentence
Example 1: The decision to give the coach a farewell gift was unanimous.
Example 2: The judges were unanimous: Tara's painting won first prize.
Example 3: Parliament passed the bill with unanimous support.
Fun Fact
George Washington is the only US president to have been elected by a unanimous vote of the Electoral College, and he managed it twice.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
unanimmous
a) i
b) m
c) n
d) u
Show answer
b) m. A single m comes before the ous, as in famous.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning.
1. ballott 2. unanimous 3. majorety 4. concensus
a) the larger part of a group
b) agreed on by every person in a group
c) a vote, often made in secret on paper
d) a general agreement among most of a group
Show answer
b) agreed on by every person in a group. Majority ends in ity, ballot has one t at the end, and consensus has an s, not a c, after the n.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word unanimous as used in the sentence:
Choosing the lake for the school picnic was unanimous.
a) divided
b) agreed
c) wholehearted
d) united
Show answer
a) divided. A divided decision has people on both sides, the opposite of a unanimous one.
Mingle-Mangle
Choose the word that the jumbled letters in the sentence make:
The vote to choose Riya as house captain was uainomuns.
a) infamous
b) anonymous
c) magnanimous
d) unanimous
Show answer
d) unanimous. Anonymous needs a y, infamous an f, and magnanimous a g; the nine letters spell unanimous.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A unanimous vote is one in which ____.
a) the result is kept secret
b) everyone votes the same way
c) most people vote the same way
d) nobody votes at all
Show answer
b) everyone votes the same way
2. Which vote count shows a unanimous result?
a) 20 for, 10 against
b) 30 for, 0 against
c) 29 for, 1 against
d) 15 for, 15 against
Show answer
b) 30 for, 0 against
