unclarity

noun

Definition of unclaritynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclarity
  1. ambiguity
  2. opaqueness
  3. opacity
Noun
  • There are opportunities for ambiguity about exactly where something was sourced from.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Chan is rarely literal when discussing his work, preferring poetic ambiguity over direct explanation.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 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
  • That kind of opacity would be a problem for almost any other organization with a similar mandate.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • These sentences are part of a four-plus-page descriptive riff, one of many passages that lend the novel a teeming, avid opacity.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Definition of opacity

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“Unclarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclarity. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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