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Ambiguous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ambiguous? [adj] having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" [adj] open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" [adj] (psychology) having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ambiguous: ambivalent \| double \| double-barreled \| double-barrelled \| double-edged \| enigmatic \| evasive \| forked \| indeterminate \| left-handed \| multivalent \| multi-valued \| oracular \| polysemantic \| polysemous \| uncertain \| unstructured Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ambiguous: agnostic \| amalgamated \| ambivalent \| amphibious \| amphibolic \| amphibological \| amphibolous \| antinomic \| beyond understanding \| blended \| capricious \| chancy \| changeable \| combined \| complex \| composite \| compound \| compounded \| confusable \| conglomerate \| cryptic \| dappled \| dicey \| double-faced \| doubtful \| doubting \| dubious \| eclectic \| enigmatic \| enigmatical \| equivocal \| equivocatory \| erratic \| fickle \| fifty-fifty \| fishy \| foggy \| Greek to one \| half-and-half \| hesitant \| hesitating \| heterogeneous \| impenetrable \| inarticulate \| incalculable \| incognizable \| incoherent \| incomprehensible \| inconclusive \| indecisive \| indefinite \| indemonstrable \| indeterminate \| indiscriminate \| indistinct \| inscrutable \| intricate \| ironic \| irresolute \| jumbled \| many-sided \| medley \| mingled \| miscellaneous \| misleading \| misty \| mixed \| motley \| multifaceted \| multinational \| multiracial \| multivocal \| mysterious \| numinous \| obscure \| opaque \| oracular \| oxymoronic \| paradoxical \| past comprehension \| patchy \| pluralistic \| polysemantic \| polysemous \| problematic \| promiscuous \| puzzling \| questionable \| rambling \| scrambled \| self-contradictory \| skeptical \| suspect \| syncretic \| tenebrous \| thrown together \| touch-and-go \| unaccountable \| uncertain \| unclear \| unconfirmable \| unconnected \| unconvinced \| undefined \| undependable \| undivinable \| unfathomable \| unforeseeable \| unintelligible \| unknowable \| unpersuaded \| unpredictable \| unprovable \| unreliable \| unsearchable \| unsettled \| unsure \| unverifiable \| vague \| variable \| varied \| wavering \| whimsical See Also \| ambiguous \| equivocal \| unclear Ambiguous In Webster's Dictionary \Ambig"uous\, a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to wander about, waver; amb- + agere to drive.] Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression. What have been thy answers? What but dark, Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding? --Milton. Syn: Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct; indeterminate; indefinite. See {Equivocal}.

Ambiguous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ambiguous?

[adj] having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
[adj] open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
[adj] (psychology) having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"

See Also | ambiguous | equivocal | unclear

Ambiguous In Webster's Dictionary

\Am*big"u*ous\, a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to
wander about, waver; amb- + agere to drive.]
Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to
signification; capable of being understood in either of two
or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course;
an ambiguous expression.

      What have been thy answers? What but dark, Ambiguous,
      and with double sense deluding?          --Milton.

Syn: Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct;
     indeterminate; indefinite. See {Equivocal}.

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