ambiguously

adverb

Definition of ambiguouslynext
as in equivocally

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Recent Examples of ambiguously For now, the light of John Sugar’s life in black-and-white turned ambiguously Technicolor is Charlotte. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 Where Fashion Meets Finance Luxury has always been ambiguously defined by a blend of timing, access, and freedom. — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Certain apparently magical happenings in the novel are treated ambiguously, but either way, the titular character’s study of Buddhist practices is an asset in his journey. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026 Moore hated White’s book Stuart Little, in which a mouse is born to a human woman, and which ends abruptly and ambiguously, with the little mouse’s future very much up to the reader. — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026 Hacks star Jean Smart carried an ambiguously political message with her throughout the evening. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026 Jamian Juliano-Villani’s friezelike painting Women, 2024, offers a surreptitious turn on Marcel Duchamp and Eadweard Muybridge by featuring an ostensibly female figure with too many (and ambiguously gendered) appendages. — Tim Griffin, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambiguously
  1. indirectly
  2. erroneously
  3. falsely
  4. circuitously
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  • But the fallout from the smoke migration may be helping the administration indirectly by easing pushback from northern border-state GOP lawmakers.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • In its recent report, 99% of 72 public tenders analyzed directly or indirectly excluded alternatives to Microsoft products, despite procurement rules prohibiting specifications that unnecessarily restrict competition.
    — Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of indirectly
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  • Jimmy Coe, for example, said in an email to the larger airport that during his visit to Orlando in 2022, his taxi driver erroneously drove him to the Orlando airport instead of the Sanford airport where his Allegiant flight was departing.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Police also dispelled misinformation that had been circulating online about the suspect’s identity, saying that some social media posts had erroneously identified a different individual as the suspect.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of erroneously
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  • Nearly 20 years after she was falsely accused of killing her roommate, Amanda Knox is still struggling to tell her own story.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Court filings allege Dick called 911 that month and falsely reported that shots had been fired at the family’s Brentwood residence, prompting a large police response.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of falsely
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  • This one made its way to me very circuitously and then all at once!
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 July 2026
  • Inside, the floor plan flows circuitously, creating an open plan filled with natural light.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of circuitously

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“Ambiguously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambiguously. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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