ambiguous

Letters that make ambiguous

s, a, o, b, g, m, i, u are letters that make 'ambiguous'

Words within ambiguous

AM, MB, big, GU, Mb, US, Am, Bi, Ig are words within 'ambiguous'


3 possible definitions for 'ambiguous'

Ambiguous as "having no intrinsic or objective meaning, not organized in conventional patterns"

Under this definition, ambiguous is an adjective and has the following properties:

ambiguous as a category

'ambiguous' can be a category of psychology, psychological science.

Derivatives of ambiguous

ambiguity is a derivative of ambiguous.

Similar to ambiguous

unstructured is similar to ambiguous.

Example of ambiguous used within this context

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


Ambiguous as "having more than one possible meaning"

Under this definition, ambiguous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unambiguous has the opposite meaning of ambiguous

Derivatives of ambiguous

ambiguity, equivocalness are derivatives of 'ambiguous'.

Similar to ambiguous

left-handed, double-barreled, double-barrelled, double-edged, enigmatic, oracular, multivalent, multi-valued, polysemous, polysemantic, uncertain are similar to 'ambiguous'.

Example of ambiguous used within this context

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


Ambiguous as "open to two or more interpretations, or of uncertain nature or significance, or (often) intended to mislead"

Under this definition, ambiguous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

equivocal has the same meaning as ambiguous

Antonyms

unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous have the opposite meaning of 'ambiguous'

Derivatives of ambiguous

ambiguity, equivocalness are derivatives of 'ambiguous'.

Similar to ambiguous

indeterminate, double, forked, evasive are similar to 'ambiguous'.

Example of ambiguous used within this context

"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"



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