ambiguous
Meanings
Adjective
- open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
- "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
- having more than one possible meaning
- "ambiguous words"
- "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
Adjective Satellite
- having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
- "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"
- "ambiguous inkblots"
Adj
- Open to multiple interpretations.
- Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin ambiguus (“moving from side to side, of doubtful nature”), from ambigere (“to go about, wander, doubt”), from ambi- (“around, about, on both sides”) + agere (“to drive, move”).
Synonyms
ambiguous, equivocal, fuzzy, generic, gray, imperspicuous, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, turbid, uncertain, unclear, undefinable, undefined, vague, woolly
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
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