ambiguity

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

imprecision equivocalness polysemy confusion obscurity opacity equivocation uncertainty vagueness indistinctness ambiguousness indeterminacy double meaning unclearness proteus
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Antonyms

unambiguity kudos same information numbers record
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Hypernyms

saying expression locution unclearness

Hyponyms

loophole equivocation amphiboly prevarication amphibology double-entendre

Related terms

ambiguous

Phrases with the word

without ambiguity ambiguity of meaning

Derivatives

ambiguities

Examples

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity. Sigmund Freud

The extreme nature of dominant-end views is often concealed by the vagueness and ambiguity of the end proposed. John Rawls

There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. Thomas Reid

Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. Gods speak, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loopholes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith. Ursula K. Le Guin

The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it. Frank Herbert

Ambiguity - the Devil's volleyball. Emo Philips

Close letter words and terms

ambiguator ambiguify ambiguine ambiguity aversion ambiguity of meaning ambiguous