a00102201
| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | having more than one possible meaning |
| examples | ambiguous words frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | equivocal, ambiguous; unclear |
| Derivationally related form | ambiguous → ambiguity |
| Antonym | ambiguous → unambiguous |
| Similar to | double-barreled, double-barrelled; double-edged; enigmatic, oracular; left-handed; multivalent, multi-valued; polysemous, polysemantic; uncertain |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | double-barreled, double-barrelled; double-edged; enigmatic, oracular; left-handed; multivalent, multi-valued; polysemous, polysemantic; uncertain |
| Antonym | unambiguous → ambiguous |
| Also see | unclear; equivocal, ambiguous |
| Derived from adjective | ambiguously → ambiguous |
| Derivationally related form | ambiguity → ambiguous |
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