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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
They were held incommunicado over several days and repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized yet ambiguous work for the United States.
According to a written response from Edison, the utility objected to the request as “vague and ambiguous.”
In casting Pellerin, a Quebecois actor seen in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” the filmmaker found a performer with the ability to exhibit ambiguous intentions, not a one-note villain.
Given the character’s ambiguous fate, this might be the only chance to nominate Ball.
In fact, she was designed to be ethnically ambiguous for that reason, suggested Carlos Cortés, professor emeritus in history at UC Riverside, who consulted the creative team.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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