ambiguous meaning and definition

AMBIGUOUS adjective

Definition of ambiguous (adjective)

1. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
   • "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
   • synonyms: equivocal
   • antonym: unambiguous
2. having more than one possible meaning
   • "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
   • antonym: unambiguous
3. having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
   • "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"