Pronunciations (6)
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/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
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- Canada
- General-American
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[ɛəmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs]
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- Canada
- General-American
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/æmˈbɪɡ.jʉ.əs/
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- Australia
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/ɛmˈbəɡ.jʉ.əs/
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- New-Zealand
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æmˈbɪɡjuəs
Adjective
Open to multiple interpretations.
- Antonyms
- Examples
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The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Usage- Obsolete
- of a person
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And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is resolute....
Adjective
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
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an equivocal statement
the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
More examples (3)
the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness
popularity is an equivocal crown
an equivocal response to an embarrassing question
having more than one possible meaning
- Antonyms
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ambiguous words
frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
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an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
ambiguous inkblots