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
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Recent Examples of ambiguity
Scientists embrace ambiguity, unpredictable events, confluences and opportunities that are not obvious, not on the radar.
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Leading in ongoing ambiguity demands emotional endurance, narrative agility and the strength to stay grounded while evolving at speed.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Director Flanagan handles the escalating insanity with suggestive ambiguity, nothing too bombastic for as long as the story allows.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
And, quite concretely, reading has always struck me as a passport to the world, one in which characters are more real than actual people, where values are more intense than in the dim light of reality, where characters fly up into destinies rather than paddle around in ambiguity.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Leading in ongoing ambiguity demands emotional endurance, narrative agility and the strength to stay grounded while evolving at speed.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Director Flanagan handles the escalating insanity with suggestive ambiguity, nothing too bombastic for as long as the story allows.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
And, quite concretely, reading has always struck me as a passport to the world, one in which characters are more real than actual people, where values are more intense than in the dim light of reality, where characters fly up into destinies rather than paddle around in ambiguity.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambiguity
uncertainty
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Where uncertainty is the only certainty, clinging to perfection and fearing mistakes damages credibility.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The dollar, already weakened by tariffs and policy uncertainty, fell to a three-year low on the row, the Financial Times reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 June 2025
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“Ambiguity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambiguity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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