Synonyms for ambiguity
ˌæm bɪˈgyu ɪ tiam·bi·gu·i·ty

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1. ambiguitynoun

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity

2. ambiguitynoun

   His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity

3. ambiguitynoun

   The state of being ambiguous.

   Synonyms:
   ambiguousness, imprecision

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity

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1. ambiguitynoun

   an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

   Synonyms:
   equivocalness

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity, unequivocalness

2. ambiguity, equivocalnessnoun

   unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

   Synonyms:
   equivocalness

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity, unequivocalness

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1. • Expression
   • Unclearness

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1. ambiguitynoun

   Synonyms:
   doubtfulness, dubiousness, doubt, uncertainty or equivocalness (as respects the meaning of a single term), AMPHIBOLOGY, indefiniteness, vagueness, obscurity

2. ambiguitynoun

   Synonyms:
   clinch, pun, ambiguous expression, double meaning

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1. List of paraphrases for "ambiguity":

   vagueness, mystery, confusion, uncertainty, equivocation, obscurity, ambivalence

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How to use ambiguity in a sentence?

1. John Wayne:

   Screw ambiguity. Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don't trust ambiguity.

2. Assistant Public Defender David Davis:

   There is no ambiguity, you can't separate the punishment from the procedure ... It's like having a bullet without a gun.

3. Kalai Pillay:

   A 'D' is a 'D' - there is no ambiguity.

4. Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno:

   Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality.

5. Helena Rubinstein:

   I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until, perhaps, she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and with the world.