# ambiguously

**Pronunciation:** /æmˈbɪɡjuəsli/ · am-BIG-yoo-us-lee

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that can be understood in more than one possible sense or is open to multiple interpretations.

## Examples

- She spoke ambiguously about her future plans, leaving her colleagues unsure if she was resigning or just taking a vacation.
- The contract was phrased so ambiguously that both parties believed it favored their own interests.
- The artist intentionally titled the painting ambiguously to encourage viewers to find their own meaning in the abstract shapes.

## Synonyms

- vaguely — Focuses on a lack of clarity or precision.
- unclearly — General term for something that is difficult to understand.
- equivocally — Specifically implies using double meanings to mislead or avoid commitment.
- obscurely — Suggests something is hidden or hard to perceive.

## Antonyms

- clearly — Easily understood or perceived.
- unambiguously — Having only one possible meaning.

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