AMBIGUOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having more than one possible meaning
   Usage Example(s)
   • ambiguous words
   • frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
   Antonym(s)
   • unambiguous (what does unambiguous mean?)
   Similar To
   • double-barreled (what does double-barreled mean?)
   • double-barrelled (what does double-barrelled mean?)
   • double-edged (what does double-edged mean?)
   • enigmatic (what does enigmatic mean?)
   • oracular (what does oracular mean?)
   • left-handed (what does left-handed mean?)
   • multivalent (what does multivalent mean?)
   • multi-valued (what does multi-valued mean?)
   • polysemous (what does polysemous mean?)
   • polysemantic (what does polysemantic mean?)
   • uncertain (what does uncertain mean?)
   See Also
   • equivocal (what does equivocal mean?)
   • ambiguous (what does ambiguous mean?)
   • unclear (what does unclear mean?)
2. Meaning
   • open to two or more interpretations
   • or of uncertain nature or significance
   • or (often) intended to mislead
   Synonym(s)
   • equivocal (what does equivocal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an equivocal statement
   • the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
   • the officer’’s equivo
   Antonym(s)
   • unequivocal (what does unequivocal mean?)
   • univocal (what does univocal mean?)
   • unambiguous (what does unambiguous mean?)
   Similar To
   • ambivalent (what does ambivalent mean?)
   • double (what does double mean?)
   • forked (what does forked mean?)
   • evasive (what does evasive mean?)
   • indeterminate (what does indeterminate mean?)
   See Also
   • ambiguous (what does ambiguous mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having no intrinsic or objective meaning
   • not organized in conventional patterns
   Usage Example(s)
   • an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
   • ambiguous inkblots
   Similar To
   • unstructured (what does unstructured mean?)