Related Words for ambiguous

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equivocal
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Adjective, Adjective
ambivalent
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Adjective, Adjective
enigmatic
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Adjective, Adjective
evasive
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Adjective, Adjective
uncertain
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Adjective, Adjective
indeterminate
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Adjective, Adjective
unstructured
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Adjective, Adjective
oracular
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Adjective, Adjective
forked
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Adjective, Adjective
double
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Adjective, Adjective
multivalent
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Adjective, Adjective
unambiguous
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Adjective, Adjective
unequivocal
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Adjective, Adjective
vagueness
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Noun
ambiguities
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Noun
confusing
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Adjective
unclear
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Adjective
contradictory
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Adjective
nebulous
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Adjective
problematic
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Adjective
allusive
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Adjective
inscrutable
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Adjective
misleading
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Adjective
undefined
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Adjective
inconsistent
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Adjective
problematical
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Adjective
muddled
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Adjective
obtuse
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Adjective
murky
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Adjective
cryptic
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Adjective
dubious
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Adjective
incongruous
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Adjective
incongruent
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Adjective
complicated
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Adjective
paradoxical
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Adjective
obscure
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Adjective
unsatisfying
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Adjective
unhelpful
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Adjective
questionable
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Adjective
unspecific
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Adjective
perplexing
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Adjective
indistinct
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Adjective
convoluted
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Adjective
erroneous
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Adjective
puzzling
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Adjective
conflicted
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Adjective
disjunctive
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Adjective
inaccurate
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Adjective
inconclusive
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Adjective
nuanced
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Adjective
troubling
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Adjective
ominous
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Adjective
intriguing
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Adjective
unconvincing
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Adjective
explicit
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Adjective
unsettling
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Adjective
baffling
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Adjective
undetermined
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Adjective
bizarre
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Adjective
inexact
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Adjective
idiosyncratic
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Adjective
anachronistic
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Adjective
suggestive
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Adjective
implausible
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Adjective
contentious
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Adjective
unpredictable
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Adjective
disputable
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Adjective
illogical
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Adjective
irrelevant
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Adjective
controversial
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Adjective
incoherent
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Adjective
uninformative
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Adjective
disingenuous
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Adjective
misinterpreted
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Verb
deceptive
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Adjective
unknowable
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Adjective
misunderstood
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Verb
nonsensical
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Adjective
evocative
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Adjective
confounding
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Noun
tricky
/x
Adjective
mysterious
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Adjective
provocative
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Adjective
oddly
/x
Adverb
awkward
/x
Adjective
unsatisfactory
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Adjective
incomprehensible
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Adjective
absurd
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Adjective
innocuous
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Adjective
euphemistic
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Adjective
misconstrued
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Verb
doubtful
/x
Adjective
capricious
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Adjective
emphatic
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Adjective
weirdly
/x
Adverb
discrepant
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Adjective
oversimplified
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Adjective
hazy
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Adjective
indecipherable
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Adjective
frustratingly
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Adverb
disturbingly
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Adverb
opaque
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Adjective
tautological
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Adjective
fanciful
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Adjective
interpretable
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Adjective
debatable
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Adjective
tentative
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Adjective
negotiable
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Adjective
accessible
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Adjective
variable
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Noun
comprehensible
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Adjective
maybe
/x
Adverb
polyphonic
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Adjective
clear
/
Adjective
reciprocal
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Adjective
intersubjective
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Adjective
versatile
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Adjective
plural
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Noun
open
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Adjective
labile
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Noun
volatile
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Adjective
participatory
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Noun
genitalia
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Noun
nucleus
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Verb
undulations
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Noun
genitals
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Noun
wording
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Noun
phrases
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Noun
phraseology
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Noun
legacy
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Noun
oracles
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Noun
grammars
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Noun
sentences
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Noun
ending
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Noun
stimuli
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Noun
gender
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Noun
blurred
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Verb
contested
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Verb
replies
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Noun
veiled
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Verb
utterances
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Noun
situations
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Noun
term
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Noun
ambitious
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Adjective
blurry
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Adjective
claire
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Name
demeaning
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Adjective
derogatory
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Adjective, Noun
duplicity
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Noun
fluid
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Noun, Adjective
formulated
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Adjective
fuzzy
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Adjective, Noun
grey
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Adjective, Name, Verb
illegible
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Adjective
mixed
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Adjective
mystery
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Noun
mystifying
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Adjective
noncommittal
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Adjective, Noun
odd
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Adjective, Noun
overdetermined
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Adjective
pejorative
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Adjective, Noun
shadowy
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Adjective
sketchy
/x
Adjective
suspect
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
twilight
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
unexplained
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Adjective
unfocused
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Adjective
univocal
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Adjective, Noun
unknown
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Adjective, Noun
weasel
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Noun, Verb
woolly
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Adjective, Noun
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
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Adverb
literally
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Adverb
anymore
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Adverb
shirtless
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Adjective
milestone
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Noun, Verb
expression
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Noun