AMBIGUITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AMBIGUITY?

Need another word that means the same as “ambiguity”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “ambiguity” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ambiguity” are: equivocalness, ambivalence, equivocation

Ambiguity as a Noun

Definitions of "Ambiguity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ambiguity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context.
• Unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning.
• The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

Synonyms of "Ambiguity" as a noun (3 Words)

ambivalence	Mixed feelings or emotions. The law s ambivalence about the importance of a victim s identity.
equivocalness	Unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning.
equivocation	Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language. I say this without equivocation.

Usage Examples of "Ambiguity" as a noun

• We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act.
• Ambiguities in such questions are potentially very dangerous.

Associations of "Ambiguity" (30 Words)

ambiguous	Having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns. Ambiguous inkblots.
ambiguously	So as to be open to doubt or uncertainty. This letter is worded ambiguously.
ambivalent	Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow. An ambivalent attitude to Europe.
blurred	Indistinct or hazy in outline. The blurred aims of the group.
circumlocution	An indirect way of expressing something. He used a number of poetic circumlocutions.
circumlocutory	Using many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive; long-winded. Had a preference for circumlocutious or circumlocutory rather than forthright expression.
contradiction	(logic) a statement that is necessarily false. The second sentence appears to be in flat contradiction of the first.
doubtful	Improbable. Of doubtful legality.
equivocal	Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead. Popularity is an equivocal crown.
equivocate	Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. The government have equivocated too often in the past.
euphemism	An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. The jargon has given us downsizing as a euphemism for cuts.
evasive	Directed towards avoidance or escape. An evasive statement.
illegibility	The quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered.
imprecise	Not precise. The witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions.
imprecision	The quality of lacking precision. All scientific measurements come with some degree of imprecision.
inconsistency	The quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
indefinite	Vague or not clearly defined or stated. An indefinite number of generations.
indeterminate	(of a shoot) not having all the axes terminating in a flower bud and so potentially of indefinite length. 0 0 is an indeterminate form.
indistinct	Not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand. His speech was slurred and indistinct.
inexact	Not exact. An inexact description.
innuendo	An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. A constant torrent of innuendo gossip lies and half truths.
nebulous	Of or relating to or resembling a nebula. Nebulous concepts like quality of life.
noncommittal	Refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like. Her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together.
uncertain	Not certain to occur; not inevitable. The issue is uncertain.
uncertainty	Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance. Times of uncertainty and danger.
unclear	Not easily deciphered. The reason for their actions is unclear to this day.
undecided	(of a person) not having made a decision. Undecided voters.
undifferentiated	Not differentiated. By six weeks the sexual glands are as yet undifferentiated between male and female.
vague	Lacking clarity or distinctness. He had been very vague about his activities.
vaguely	In a vague way. He looked vaguely familiar.