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

At some point in the 2010s, ethnic ambiguity became not just a useful way to broaden the casting pool but something fashionable. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Even so, Anthropic has a habit of landing on ambiguity about the fallout of its technology. — Matthew Sun, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Nonetheless, in the hallway outside of the courtroom, Shakur’s family exchanges hugs, happily shaking their heads that at least some of the darkness and ambiguity surrounding the murder has been lifted. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Engineers working in humanitarian contexts learn to navigate ambiguity, engage diverse stakeholders, manage constraints, and design for environments where failure has real human consequences. — Mary Ellen Randall, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2026