ambiguity
[noun]
Synonyms: vagueness, doubt, dubiousness, equivocation, obscurity, uncertainty

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Antonyms: explicitness, lucidity
Contrasted words: definiteness, expressness, specificity, clearness, exactness, precision
Related Words: dodge, evasion, hedge, quibble, shift, subterfuge, cavil, haggling, hairsplitting, quibbling, obscurity, uncertainty, vagueness

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

am‧bi‧gu‧i‧ty AC /ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti, ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːɪti/ noun (plural ambiguities) [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: noun: ambiguity; adverb: ambiguously ≠ unambiguously; adjective: ambiguous ≠ unambiguous]
the state of being unclear, confusing, or not certain, or things that produce this effect
ambiguity in
There was an element of ambiguity in the president’s reply.
legal ambiguities

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ambiguity
noun
ADJ. possible, potential | moral, sexual
QUANT. degree, element There is a degree of ambiguity in this statement.
VERB + AMBIGUITY lead to Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.
avoid The document has been carefully written to avoid ambiguity.
reduce | remove, resolve They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ambiguity.
AMBIGUITY + VERB arise, occur Ambiguity arises when students' spoken English is very limited.
PREP. ~ about There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.
~ in There was some ambiguity in what he said.
PHRASES a source of ambiguity

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲