English to English
ambiguous
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adjective (a)
- open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead(adj.all)Example:
The polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates.
source: wordnet30 - having more than one possible meaning(adj.all)Example:
Ambiguous words.
Frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy.
source: wordnet30 - Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns(adj.all)Example:
An ambiguous situation with no frame of reference.
Ambiguous inkblots.
source: wordnet30