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Showing words for AMBIGUOUS using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Ambiguous

ambiguous

8 Letter Words for Ambiguous

bigamous, subimago

7 Letter Words for Ambiguous

amuguis, baguios

6 Letter Words for Ambiguous

ambigu, amigos, amugis, aumous, ausubo, bagios, baguio, biogas, gambos, gumbos, iambus, imagos, isogam, miaous, musgoi, subgum, sugamo

5 Letter Words for Ambiguous

agios, ambos, amigo, bagio, bigam, bigas, bigos, bimas, biogs, bogum, bogus, bomas, gaius, gambo, gambs, gaums, gibus, goumi, guiba, gumbo, iambs, imago, magus, miaou, misgo, musgu, obias, ogams, ombus, ousia, sagum, sambo, sigma, simba, suomi, umbos

4 Letter Words for Ambiguous

abos, agio, agos, aims, ambo, amis, amos, amus, asio, ausu, bago, bags, bams, bias, biga, bigs, bima, biog, bios, bmus, boas, boga, bogs, boma, bomi, bugs, bums, gabi, gabs, gamb, gams, gaub, gaum, gaus, gibs, gios, gism, goas, gobi, gobs, gois, guam, guao, gubs, guib, gumi, gums, iago, iamb, imbu, isba, iuus, mabi, magi, mags, maoi, masu, maui, mias, mibs, migs, miso, moas, mobs, mogs, mous, muga, mugs, musa, muso, obas, obia, obis, obus, ogam, ogum, ombu, sago, saim, sami, saum, siam, sima, sium, smog, smug, soam, soba, soma, soum, suba, subg, sugi, sumi, sumo, suum, umbo

3 Letter Words for Ambiguous

abm, abo, abs, abu, ago, ags, aim, ais, amb, ami, amu, aob, asb, asg, aug, aum, bag, bai, bam, bas, big, bim, bio, bis, boa, bog, bom, bos, bug, bum, bus, gab, gam, gas, gau, gib, gim, gio, gis, goa, gob, goi, gos, gou, gub, gui, gum, gus, iao, iba, ibm, imo, imu, ios, iou, ism, iso, mab, mag, mao, mas, mau, mba, mia, mib, mig, mis, moa, mob, mog, moi, mos, mou, msb, msg, mug, mus, oam, oas, oba, obi, obs, ois, omb, oms, osi, oui, ous, sab, sag, sai, sam, sao, sau, sib, sig, sim, sma, sob, sog, som, sou, sub, sui, sum, ubi, ugs, uma, ums, umu, usa, usu

Definitions for Ambiguous

[1] open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
[2] Linguistics . (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more structural descriptions, as the sequence Flying planes can be dangerous.
[3] of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character.
[4] lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct: an ambiguous shape; an ambiguous future.
[5] having more than one possible interpretation or meaning
[6] difficult to understand or classify; obscure

Words related to Ambiguous

enigmatic, questionable, unclear, uncertain, puzzling, equivocal, opaque, inconclusive, dubious, cryptic, obscure, vague, doubtful, indefinite, indeterminate, muddy, tenebrous, unintelligible, inexplicit, enigmatical

Words nearby Ambiguous

ambient air standard, ambient music, ambient noise, ambiente, ambiguity, ambiguous, ambiguous external genitalia, ambiguous nucleus, ambilateral, ambilevous, ambiophony

Origin of Ambiguous

1520–30; < Latin ambiguus, equivalent to ambig(ere ) be uncertain (amb- ambi- + -igere combining form of agere to drive, lead, act) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous

Words that may be confused with Ambiguous

ambiguous, ambivalent

Other words from Ambiguous

am·big·u·ous·ly , adverb
am·big·u·ous·ness , noun
un·am·big·u·ous , adjective

Word origin for Ambiguous

C16: from Latin ambiguus going here and there, uncertain, from ambigere to go around, from ambi- + agere to lead, act

Synonyms for Ambiguous

cryptic, dubious, enigmatic, equivocal, inconclusive, obscure, opaque, puzzling, questionable, uncertain, unclear, vague, clear as dishwater, doubtful, enigmatical, indefinite, indeterminate, inexplicit, muddy, multivocal, polysemous, tenebrous, unintelligible