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ambiguous


 
  Overview  of  adj  ambiguous 
 
  The  adj  ambiguous  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  equivocal,  ambiguous  --  (open  to  two  or  more  interpretations;  or  of  uncertain  nature  or  significance;  or  often  intended  to  mislead;  "an  equivocal  statement";  "the  polling  had  a  complex  and  equivocal  (or  ambiguous)  message  for  potential  female  candidates";  "the  officer's  equivocal  behavior  increased  the  victim's  uneasiness";  "popularity  is  an  equivocal  crown";  "an  equivocal  response  to  an  embarrassing  question") 
  2.  (4)  ambiguous  --  (having  more  than  one  possible  meaning;  "ambiguous  words";  "frustrated  by  ambiguous  instructions,  the  parents  were  unable  to  assemble  the  toy") 
  3.  (1)  ambiguous  --  ((psychology)  having  no  intrinsic  or  objective  meaning;  not  organized  in  conventional  patterns;  "an  ambiguous  situation  with  no  frame  of  reference";  "ambiguous  inkblots") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  ambiguous 
 
  3  senses  of  ambiguous 
 
  Sense  1 
  equivocal  (vs.  unequivocal),  ambiguous 
 
 
  Sense  2 
  ambiguous  (vs.  unambiguous) 
 
  unambiguous  (vs.  ambiguous) 
  =>  monosemous 
 
  Sense  3 
  ambiguous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unstructured)  ->  structured 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  ambiguous 
 
  3  senses  of  ambiguous 
 
  Sense  1 
  equivocal  (vs.  unequivocal),  ambiguous 
  =>  ambivalent 
  =>  double,  forked 
  =>  evasive 
  =>  indeterminate 
  Also  See->  ambiguous#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  ambiguous  (vs.  unambiguous) 
  =>  double-barreled,  double-barrelled 
  =>  double-edged 
  =>  enigmatic,  oracular 
  =>  left-handed 
  =>  multivalent,  multi-valued 
  =>  polysemous,  polysemantic 
  =>  uncertain 
  Also  See->  equivocal#1,  ambiguous#1;  unclear#2 
 
  Sense  3 
  ambiguous 
  =>  unstructured  (vs.  structured) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  ambiguous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  ambiguous 
 
  ambiguous  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ambiguous 
  ambiguous 
  unambiguous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ambiguous 
 
  The  adj  ambiguous  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  equivocal,  ambiguous  --  (open  to  two  or  more  interpretations;  or  of  uncertain  nature  or  significance;  or  often  intended  to  mislead;  "an  equivocal  statement";  "the  polling  had  a  complex  and  equivocal  (or  ambiguous)  message  for  potential  female  candidates";  "the  officer's  equivocal  behavior  increased  the  victim's  uneasiness";  "popularity  is  an  equivocal  crown";  "an  equivocal  response  to  an  embarrassing  question") 
  2.  (4)  ambiguous  --  (having  more  than  one  possible  meaning;  "ambiguous  words";  "frustrated  by  ambiguous  instructions,  the  parents  were  unable  to  assemble  the  toy") 
  3.  (1)  ambiguous  --  ((psychology)  having  no  intrinsic  or  objective  meaning;  not  organized  in  conventional  patterns;  "an  ambiguous  situation  with  no  frame  of  reference";  "ambiguous  inkblots") 



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