Meaning & use
ambiguity
The quality of having more than one possible meaning or interpretation, causing uncertainty or confusion.
See it in a sentence
The lawyer flagged the ambiguity in the clause before anyone signed the final agreement.
Poets sometimes use ambiguity deliberately, letting readers find several meanings in the same line.
A note on using this word
Ambiguity refers to unclear meaning in language or situations, while its adjective form is ambiguous.
Words with a similar meaning
vaguenessuncertainty
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Words with an opposite meaning
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