Word

ambiguous, adj.
freq. cnt. 14

open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1

ambiguous equivocal

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ambiguity ambiguity

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

also see

similar to

double, forked evasive indeterminate

having more than one possible meaning
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

ambiguous

sample sentences

"ambiguous words"
"frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

also see

ambiguous, equivocal unclear

similar to

double-barreled, double-barrelled double-edged enigmatic, oracular left-handed multivalent, multi-valued polysemous, polysemantic uncertain

having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ambiguous

sample sentences

"an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"
"ambiguous inkblots"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

similar to

domain of synset (topic)

psychology, psychological science