Online English Dictionary

ambiguous

Definition

ambiguous [adj]

1. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer′s equivoca

2. having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"

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

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Synonyms

adj
obscure, vague, puzzling, confusing, unclear, indefinite, confused, dubious, doubtful, uncertain, inconclusive, indeterminate, indecisive, uncertain, equivocal, multivocal, double-edged, backhanded, cryptic, enigmatic

Antonyms

adj
unambiguous

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