UNCLARITY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

unclarity

noun

Definition of unclarity

as in ambiguity

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Recent Examples of unclarity So two groups voted on perhaps the largest financial project in the city’s history with unclarity about its location. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 This unclarity in motives is part of what contributes to skepticism about American interests here. — Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026 Such regulatory unclarity adds risk to investing in Affirm’s growth story. — David Trainer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021

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Noun

Bunch said that one of his goals in the head role was to encourage Americans to embrace ambiguity and recognize that America is a complicated, multifaceted nation.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of ambiguity

Noun

Scientific consensus is that this opaqueness is caused by hazy banks of clouds that are masking the atmospheres, but what kind of aerosol particles are in the clouds?

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2026
International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

Definition of opaqueness

Noun

Aside from this feature, iOS 27 also includes a way to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass, new icon designs, extra-large widgets, and new volume settings for ringtones, alarms, timers, and alerts.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026
Injuries stink, and so did the opacity with which the Clippers shared news of their star’s health status.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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