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