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ambiguous
- /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ UK
- /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ Canada, US
- [ɛəmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs] Canada, US
- /æmˈbɪɡ.jʉ.əs/ Australia
- /ɛmˈbəɡ.jʉ.əs/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɪɡjuəs
Where it comes from
From Latin ambiguus (“moving from side to side, of doubtful nature”), from ambigere (“to go about, wander, doubt”), from ambi- (“around, about, on both sides”) + agere (“to drive, move”).
adjective more ambiguous · most ambiguous
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Open to multiple interpretations.
The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
Similar: equivocal, unclear, ambiguous, fuzzy, generic, gray, imperspicuous, imprecise, indeterminate, indefinite, indistinct, murky · Opposite: unambiguous, clear
- Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides. And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is resolute....
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: equivocal, enigmatic, uncertain, ambivalent, indeterminate, evasive, unstructured, double-edged, left-handed, oracular, double, polysemous, forked, double-barrelled, multivalent, double-barreled
Translations
Every language
adj open to multiple interpretations
| Español | ambiguo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모호한 mohohan |
| 日本語 | 曖昧な aimai na |
| 中文 | 模稜兩可 /模棱两可 móléng liǎngkě, 歧義 /歧义 qíyì, 曖昧 /暧昧 àimèi |
| Português | ambíguo, dúbio |
| Français | ambigu |
| Deutsch | mehrdeutig (doppeldeutig, zweideutig) |
| Italiano | ambiguo |
| Ελληνικά | αμφίσημος amfísimos |
| Română | ambiguu, cu multe sensuri |
| Русский | двусмы́сленный dvusmýslennyj, неоднозна́чный neodnoznáčnyj, многозна́чный mnogoznáčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | tối nghĩa |
| العربية | غَامِض ḡāmiḍ |
| עברית | דו משמעי du mashmaí |
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title = {ambiguous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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