English / word
ambiguity
noun C1MEANING IN ENGLISH
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness or vagueness.; the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; lack of clarity
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; uncertainty of meaning.
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning or uncertainty.
Uncertainty, vagueness, unclear meaning.
In context
01
The ambiguity of the statement caused confusion among the team.
02
The ambiguity in his statement caused confusion.
Synonyms
uncertainty,confusion,doubt
Antonyms
precision,transparency,clarity
Collocations
avoid ambiguity,cause ambiguity,moral ambiguity