AMBIGUITY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word ambiguity. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for AMBIGUITY
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| imprecision | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of lacking precision | ||||||
| doubt | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something verb • consider unlikely • lack confidence in | ||||||
| indeterminacy | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being vague and poorly defined | ||||||
| obscurity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand • an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known • the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | ||||||
| uncertainty | nounn | |||||
noun • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance • the state of being unsure of something | ||||||
| vagueness | nounn | |||||
noun • unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning • indistinctness of shape or character | ||||||
| equivocality | nounn | |||||
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| equivocalness | nounn | |||||
noun • unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | ||||||
| polysemy | nounn | |||||
noun • the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings | ||||||
| ambiguousness | nounn | |||||
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| weasel word | nounn | |||||
noun • an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion | ||||||