ALL meanings of ambiguous
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A a - adjective ambiguous If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way. 3
- adjective ambiguous If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it contains several different ideas or attitudes that do not fit well together. 3
- adjective ambiguous having more than one possible interpretation or meaning 3
- adjective ambiguous difficult to understand or classify; obscure 3
- adjective ambiguous having two or more possible meanings 3
- adjective ambiguous not clear; indefinite; vague 3
- adjective ambiguous open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer. 1
- adjective ambiguous Linguistics. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more structural descriptions, as the sequence Flying planes can be dangerous. 1
- adjective ambiguous of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character. 1
- adjective ambiguous lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct: an ambiguous shape; an ambiguous future. 1
- noun ambiguous (of language) Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. 1
- adjective ambiguous open to interpretation 1
- adjective ambiguous uncertain, unclear 1
- adjective ambiguous Open to multiple interpretations. 0
- adjective ambiguous Vague and unclear. 0
- adjective ambiguous (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides. 0