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Synonyms & Similar Words
uncertainty
doubt
vagueness
obscurity
unclearness
indefiniteness
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cloudiness
fogginess
haziness
ambiguity
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equivocation
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unclearness
abstruseness
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intricacy
complexity
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riddle
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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