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ambiguous

/æm'bɪɡjuəs/

Synonyms of ambiguous Antonyms of ambiguous Examples of ambiguous Usage of ambiguous Parts of ambiguous Definition that contains ambiguous Words sounding like ambiguous Explanation of ambiguous

adjective
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
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"the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"

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equivocal indeterminate forked evasive double
adjective
having more than one possible meaning
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"ambiguous words" "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"

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multivalent multi-valued oracular double-barreled double-barrelled double-edged enigmatic uncertain polysemous polysemantic left-handed

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unambiguous
adjective
having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
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"an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference" "ambiguous inkblots"

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unstructured

Examples of ambiguous

"the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
"ambiguous words"
"frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
"an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"
"ambiguous inkblots"