Ambiguous

Adjective

 * 1) Open to multiple interpretations.
 * 2) Vague and unclear.
 * 3) Of persons: hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.

Adverbs for Ambiguous
unfortunately; disturbingly; deliberately; undesirably; evasively; obscurely; distressingly; offensively; suspiciously; undeniably; quibblingly; equivocally; perplexingly; obscurely; mysteriously; vexatiously; seriously; irritatingly; vaguely;  disagreeably; insidiously;  stupidly;  unwisely;  objectionably; unacceptably; cunningly.

Synonyms for Ambiguous
equivocal, vague, indefinite, obscure, indistinct, indeterminate.

Antonyms for Ambiguous
clear, explicit, lucid, definite, unambiguous, specifically defined, precise.

Thesaurus
Greek to one; agnostic; amalgamated; ambivalent; amphibious; amphibolic; amphibological; amphibolous; antinomic; beyond understanding; blended; capricious; chancy; changeable; combined; complex; composite; compound; compounded; confusable; conglomerate; cryptic; dappled; dicey; double-faced; doubtful; doubting; dubious; eclectic; enigmatic; enigmatical; equivocal; equivocatory; erratic; fickle; fifty-fifty; fishy; foggy; half-and-half; hesitant; hesitating; heterogeneous; impenetrable; inarticulate; incalculable; incognizable; incoherent; incomprehensible; inconclusive; indecisive; indefinite; indemonstrable; indeterminate; indiscriminate; indistinct; inscrutable; intricate; ironic; irresolute; jumbled; many-sided; medley; mingled; miscellaneous; misleading; misty; mixed; motley; multifaceted; multinational; multiracial; multivocal; mysterious; numinous; obscure; opaque; oracular; oxymoronic; paradoxical; past comprehension; patchy; pluralistic; polysemantic; polysemous; problematic; promiscuous; puzzling; questionable; rambling; scrambled; self-contradictory; skeptical; suspect; syncretic; tenebrous; thrown together; touch-and-go; unaccountable; uncertain; unclear; unconfirmable; unconnected; unconvinced; undefined; undependable; undivinable; unfathomable; unforeseeable; unintelligible; unknowable; unpersuaded; unpredictable; unprovable; unreliable; unsearchable; unsettled; unsure; unverifiable; vague; variable; varied; wavering; whimsical

Etymology
From ambiguus: < ambigere: < ambi-: + agere:.

Related terms

 * ambiguity
 * ambiguate
 * ambiguation
 * disambiguation

Translations

 * Albanian: i dykuptueshëm a
 * Bulgarian: двусмислен
 * Chinese: 模稜兩可, 模稜两可 (móléng liǎngkě)
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, flertydig, dobbelttydig
 * Dutch: ,
 * Filipino: malabo
 * Finnish: tulkinnanvarainen
 * French:
 * German: mehrdeutig, doppeldeutig
 * Hungarian: többértelmű,, nem egyértelmű
 * Icelandic: óskýr, óskýrt


 * Indonesian: rancu, kabur
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: あいまいな (aimai na)
 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian: flertydig, tvetydig
 * Polish: wieloznaczny, dwuznaczny
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: двусмысленный
 * Spanish: ambiguo
 * Swedish:, dubbeltydig, (osäker)
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: неясен
 * Danish:, forblommet
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: félreérthető


 * Japanese: あいまいな (aimai na)
 * Macedonian: нејасен
 * Norwegian: vag, uklar
 * Portuguese: ambíguo, dúbio, vago, indefinido, impreciso
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , svävande