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

While most films would crystallize their theses as they near their end, Martha invites ambiguity and uncertainty. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024

But the 79-year-old Duterte later said gangsters — not police officers — made up his death squad, adding to the ambiguity surrounding the squad’s operations. —Reuters, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024

So many people have read this series, which is basically about ambiguity and the unknowability of the universe, and completed the story in their heads and really engaged with their imaginations. —Andrew Webster, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2024

But banks can use loopholes or ambiguities to deny reimbursement. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024