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ambiguous
adjective as in having more than one meaning
Strongest matches
cryptic, dubious, enigmatic, equivocal, inconclusive, obscure, opaque, puzzling, questionable, uncertain, unclear, vague
Weak matches
clear as dishwater, doubtful, enigmatical, indefinite, indeterminate, inexplicit, muddy, multivocal, polysemous, tenebrous, unintelligible
Example Sentences
Maybe the prominent placement of a lone young woman in the center intends to provide a protective shield, offering another ambiguous prospect.
It also has a perfect ending, an ambiguous moment of quiet devastation.
Murphy even closed the season on an ambiguous note he may decipher in future episodes . . . but maybe he won’t.
The source of the meteor shower is a bit ambiguous, according to Krupp.
The self-proclaimed "Chief Troll Officer" often exaggerates in an ambiguous way, unclear if he's being sincere or ironic.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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