Meaning

2 senses
  1. Open to multiple interpretations.

    The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.

    mehrdeutig (doppeldeutig, zweideutig)

    двусмы́сленныйdvusmýslennyj, неоднозна́чныйneodnoznáčnyj, многозна́чныйmnogoznáčnyj

    багатозначнийbahatoznačnyj

    open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

  2. (obsolete)Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.

Examples

58 sentences
  1. He might say something ambiguous again.

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  2. The meaning of this sentence is ambiguous.

    ruУ этого предложения двоякий смысл.

    deDer Sinn dieses Satzes ist doppeldeutig.

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  3. He might possibly say something ambiguous again.

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  4. That's an ambiguous word.

    Це двозначне слово.

    deDas ist ein zweideutiges Wort.

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  5. Let's add ambiguous sentences more often.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
open to multiple interpretations:
Русский
By meaning 1
open to multiple interpretations:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
open to multiple interpretations:

Origin

From Latin ambiguus (“moving from side to side, of doubtful nature”), from ambigere (“to g

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”).

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Forms

more ambiguous, most ambiguous
Comparativemore ambiguous Lesson
Superlativemost ambiguous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead:equivocal

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ambiguous — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto