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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ambiguity

The Supreme Court has long upheld that a municipal code should be clear and not ambiguous, and in the event of ambiguity, be interpreted in favor of the property owner. —Anthony Segrich, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025

The memo exempted programs like Social Security and Medicare, but left ambiguity around others, such as Medicaid and educational grants. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025

By participating in the Giveaway, the Entrant hereby agrees to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of the Official Rules. —USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025

There was originally some ambiguity over whether resigning workers would have to do any work for the next eight months. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025