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ambiguous
adjective as in having more than one meaning
Strongest matches
cryptic, dubious, enigmatic, equivocal, inconclusive, obscure, opaque, puzzling, questionable, uncertain, unclear, vague
Weak matches
clear as dishwater, doubtful, enigmatical, indefinite, indeterminate, inexplicit, muddy, multivocal, polysemous, tenebrous, unintelligible
Example Sentences
Asked the same question, manager Dave Roberts offered an equally ambiguous answer.
The framework is ambiguous enough for both interpretations to be possible.
“One Battle After Another” had strong interest from Hollywood cinephiles, but there were questions about whether it would connect with more casual moviegoers, particularly since early marketing was more ambiguous about its genre.
The cryptic post was in line with his ambiguous relationship with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin.
They were held incommunicado over several days and repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized yet ambiguous work for the United States.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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