ambiguous

ambiguous meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

Examples of ambiguous in a sentence

• Parol, or extrinsic evidence should only be used where it may clarify ambiguous terms of a contract.
• Sometimes a difference in intended meaning has only a zero to mark it, in which case the utterance may be ambiguous when context alone does not fully clarify it.
• The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.

All 38 example sentences with ambiguous

Synonyms of ambiguous

• equivocal
• unclear
• fuzzy
• generic
• gray
• imprecise
• indeterminate
• indefinite
• indistinct
• murky

Antonyms

• unambiguous
• clear

All synonyms and antonyms of ambiguous

Forms of ambiguous

Origin of ambiguous

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”).

Words formed from ambiguous

• ambiguously
• ambiguousness
• inambiguous
• nonambiguous

Related words

• ambages
• ambiguate
• ambiguation
• ambiguity
• disambiguation
• situs ambiguous
• contradictory
• mistakable
• confusing

Words that rhyme with ambiguous

• contiguous
• exiguous
• incontiguous
• unambiguous

Questions about ambiguous

What does ambiguous mean?

Ambiguous means open to multiple interpretations.

What is ambiguous in Tamil?

Ambiguous in Tamil is உறுதியற்ற, ஐயப்பாடுள்ள, தெளிவற்ற. See Ambiguous meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is ambiguous?

Ambiguous is an adjective.

How do you pronounce ambiguous?

Ambiguous is pronounced /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ (UK).