Synonyms of ambiguity

ambiguity

noun

ˌam-bə-ˈgyü-ə-tē 

as in ambiguousness

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• uncertainty
• mystery
• murkiness
• nebulousness
• complexity
• opaqueness
• opacity
• obliqueness
• equivocation
• inscrutability
• obliquity
• darkness
• nebulosity
• obscurity
• vagueness
• equivocalness
• indefiniteness
• fuzziness
• depth
• inscrutableness
• indistinctness
• haziness
• cloudiness
• mistiness
• dimness
• incomprehensibility
• fogginess
• impenetrability
• indirectness
• faintness
• difficulty
• complication
• obtuseness
• circuity
• profoundness
• abstruseness
• shadow
• shade
• reconditeness
• deepness
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• certainty
• clearness
• obviousness
• intelligibility
• brightness
• plainness
• legibility
• distinctness
• comprehensibility
• definiteness
• surety
• exactness
• openness
• incision
• explicitness
• directness
• lucidity
• perspicuity
• visibility
• incisiveness
• forthrightness
• straightforwardness
• readability
• self-evidence
• tangibility
• obviousness
• lucidness
• perspicuousness
• palpability
• tangibleness
• readableness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of ambiguity

For others, however, these statements provoked further questions: was the ambiguity of wording in the regulations strategic and designed to allow authorities to ban the paquete in the future? —Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024

Despite their more unassuming appearance compared to spiral galaxies like the Milky Way and the Andromeda, the ambiguity behind elliptical galaxies’ origins has interested researchers for decades. —Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024

There is ambiguity in the story, which invites the audience to interpret it. —Callum McLennan, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024

Thriving amid such ambiguity requires a resilient, adaptive culture and a proactive mindset. —Ayo Adepoju, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024