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ambiguous
Synonyms and Antonyms of ambiguous
- The exact reason for the change in plans is ambiguous, but I suspect it has something to do with money.
arcane, cryptic, dark, deep, elliptical (or elliptic), enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, obscure, occult, opaque
cloaked, concealed, disguised, masked, shrouded
cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, muddy, shaded, shadowlike, shadowy, sphinxlike
indefinite, inexact, inexplicit, noncommittal, questionable, unclear, uncertain, undefined, undetermined, vague
impenetrable, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicable
eerie (also eery), uncanny, weird
baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomable
Synonym Discussion of ambiguous
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- obscure poems
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- muttered dark hints of revenge
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- a vague sense of obligation
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- enigmatic occult writings
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- cryptic hints of hidden treasure
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- an ambiguous directive
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- moral precepts with equivocal phrasing
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