AMBIGUITY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word ambiguity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AMBIGUITY
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imprecision | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of lacking precision | ||||||||
doubt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something verb • consider unlikely • lack confidence in | ||||||||
indeterminacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being vague and poorly defined | ||||||||
obscurity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand • an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known • the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | ||||||||
uncertainty | nounn | |||||||
noun • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance • the state of being unsure of something | ||||||||
vagueness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning • indistinctness of shape or character | ||||||||
equivocality | nounn | |||||||
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equivocalness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | ||||||||
polysemy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings | ||||||||
ambiguousness | nounn | |||||||
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weasel word | nounn | |||||||
noun • an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion |