ambiguous

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adjective

1. open to two or more interpretations;
or of uncertain nature or significance;
or (often) intended to mislead (Freq. 9)
- 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
• Syn:
equivocal
• Ant:
unequivocal (for: equivocal)
• Similar to:
double, forked, evasive, indeterminate
• Derivationally related forms:
ambiguity, equivocalness (for: equivocal)
2. having more than one possible meaning (Freq. 4)
- ambiguous words
- frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
• Ant:
unambiguous
• Similar to:
double-barreled, double-barrelled, double-edged, enigmatic, oracular,
left-handed, multivalent, multi-valued, polysemous, polysemantic, uncertain
• See Also:
equivocal, unclear
• Derivationally related forms:
ambiguity
3. having no intrinsic or objective meaning;
not organized in conventional patterns (Freq. 1)
- an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
- ambiguous inkblots
• Similar to:
unstructured
• Derivationally related forms:
ambiguity
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal