Synonyms for ambiguity
ˌæm bɪˈgyu ɪ tiam·bi·gu·i·ty

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1. ambiguitynoun

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity

2. ambiguitynoun

   His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity

3. ambiguitynoun

   The state of being ambiguous.

   Synonyms:
   ambiguousness, imprecision

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity

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1. ambiguitynoun

   an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

   Synonyms:
   equivocalness

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity, unequivocalness

2. ambiguity, equivocalnessnoun

   unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

   Synonyms:
   equivocalness

   Antonyms:
   unambiguity, unequivocalness

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1. • Expression
   • Unclearness

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1. ambiguitynoun

   Synonyms:
   doubtfulness, dubiousness, doubt, uncertainty or equivocalness (as respects the meaning of a single term), AMPHIBOLOGY, indefiniteness, vagueness, obscurity

2. ambiguitynoun

   Synonyms:
   clinch, pun, ambiguous expression, double meaning

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1. List of paraphrases for "ambiguity":

   vagueness, mystery, confusion, uncertainty, equivocation, obscurity, ambivalence

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1. Michael Madden:

   Foreign nationals in the DPRK really have to allow for there to be no ambiguity or interpretation about any of their interactions or what they're doing.

2. Assistant Public Defender David Davis:

   There is no ambiguity, you can't separate the punishment from the procedure ... It's like having a bullet without a gun.

3. Heino Klinck:

   I think that one of the things Beijing is doing with its aggression with Taiwan is trying to test the United States on where its red lines are and what would Beijing have to do to trigger a U.S. military response, so in some ways what the U.S. is trying to do is clarify its position toward Taiwan and there's a lot of strategic ambiguity built into these policies but Beijing wants to know how much they can do without the U.S. responding so that when they feel confident to mount an actual attack, they are much more in place than they would be otherwise.

4. Ali Rezaian:

   As this goes on it becomes more and more difficult for Jason, the ambiguity makes it worse.

5. Greg Poling:

   It forces a clarification of China's claims. China's strategy in the South China Sea is one of ambiguity.