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What is another word for Ambiguity? – 122 Ambiguity Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    uncertainty doubt vagueness obscurity unclearness indefiniteness indistinctness murkiness cloudiness fogginess haziness ambiguity equivocality equivocation ambiguity unclearness abstruseness reconditeness intricacy complexity puzzlement perplexity enigma riddle mystery obscurantism unclearness ambiguity doubtfulness dubiety questionable uncertainness indeterminacy indeterminateness

    Meaning of Ambiguity

    The state of being open to more than one interpretation, or of having multiple possible meanings

    Definitions

    • A word, phrase, or situation that can be understood in more than one way
    • The quality of being ambiguous, or of having an uncertain or undefined nature

    Example Uses

    • The ambiguity of the poem's ending left readers wondering what the author had intended
    • The contract's ambiguity led to a dispute over its terms
    • The professor's ambiguous comments on the assignment left students confused

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    clarity clearness transparency obviousness definiteness certainty specificity precision exactness explicitness straightforwardness directness lucidity intelligibility comprehensibility unmistakability unambiguity clear-cutness straightforwardness simplicity ease explicitness