Analysis Complete

ambiguous

/ ambiguous /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
having more than one possible meaning
"ambiguous words"
"frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
Similar:
double-barreled double-barrelled double-edged enigmatic oracular left-handed multivalent multi-valued
Opposites:
unambiguous
See also:
equivocal unclear
adjective satellite Sense 2
having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
"an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"
"ambiguous inkblots"
Similar:
unstructured
Domain:
psychology psychological science
adjective Sense 3
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 equivo"
Similar:
ambivalent double forked evasive indeterminate
Opposites:
unequivocal univocal unambiguous
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
14
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
1
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double-barreled double-barrelled double-edged enigmatic oracular left-handed multivalent multi-valued unambiguous unstructured ambivalent double