Synonyms of ambiguity

ambiguity

noun

ˌam-bə-ˈgyü-ə-tē 

as in ambiguousness

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• uncertainty
• mystery
• murkiness
• nebulousness
• complexity
• opaqueness
• opacity
• obliqueness
• equivocation
• inscrutability
• obliquity
• darkness
• nebulosity
• obscurity
• vagueness
• equivocalness
• indefiniteness
• fuzziness
• depth
• inscrutableness
• indistinctness
• haziness
• cloudiness
• mistiness
• dimness
• incomprehensibility
• fogginess
• impenetrability
• indirectness
• faintness
• difficulty
• complication
• obtuseness
• circuity
• profoundness
• abstruseness
• shadow
• shade
• reconditeness
• deepness
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• certainty
• clearness
• obviousness
• intelligibility
• brightness
• plainness
• legibility
• distinctness
• comprehensibility
• definiteness
• surety
• exactness
• openness
• incision
• explicitness
• directness
• lucidity
• perspicuity
• visibility
• incisiveness
• forthrightness
• straightforwardness
• readability
• self-evidence
• tangibility
• obviousness
• lucidness
• perspicuousness
• palpability
• tangibleness
• readableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ambiguity

That ambiguity is the central problem facing marine carbon dioxide removal, or mCDR. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Christopher Nolan’s recent film reminded me of another time when the world was awash in ambiguity and leaders needed to navigate the perilous voyage across unfamiliar territory. — Jeff Degraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Ignoring such ambiguity left open the possibility of a future legal challenge, said Barry Broome, president and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Surely the infantile nature of it seems designed to appeal to one figure and one figure alone, which leads to an ambiguity left open during Rubio’s presentation. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026