Main entry: ambiguous
Definition: having more than one possible meaning
Usage: ambiguous words; frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
Antonyms: unambiguous
Definition: having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
Antonyms: right-handed
Definition: using or intended for the right hand
Antonyms: ambidextrous, two-handed
Definition: equally skillful with each hand
Antonyms: single-barreled, single-barrelled
Definition: having one barrel
Antonyms: univalent
Definition: used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis
Definition: used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
Antonyms: certain
Definition: established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
Definition: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
Definition: certain to occur; destined or inevitable
Main entry: equivocal, ambiguous
Definition: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
Usage: 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
Antonyms: unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal
Definition: admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
Antonyms: single
Definition: used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
Antonyms: determinate
Definition: precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
Antonyms: determinate
Definition: not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
Main entry: ambiguous
Definition: having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
Usage: an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference; ambiguous inkblots
Antonyms: structured
Definition: having definite and highly organized structure