Ambiguous and Clear

Ambiguous

Ambiguous adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: the exact reason for the change in plans is ambiguous, but I suspect it has something to do with money

Clear is an antonym for ambiguous in topics: unclear, having more than one meaning.

Nearby Words: ambiguity, ambiguously

Clear

Clear adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: the meaning of her broad smile was clear to the whole class

Ambiguous is an antonym for clear in topics: obvious, open, unclear, cloudless, transparent.

Nearby Words: clean, cleared, clearly, clearing, clearness

Both words in one sentence

  • Ambiguous Gender Compare Ambiguous Gender Identity, where the character has a clear physical sex, but not a clear gender identity.
  • Webcomic / Go Get a Roomie! Tsundere: Evelyne defaults towards the assertive-tsun, but nevertheless solidly fits the trope, as becomes obvious when she gives Steve the "let's be clear".Allan: You're the one person I know who loves to be as clear as possible and still manages to make it confusingly ambiguous.
  • My Parents Are Dead When they ask about him, her words are ambiguous, but her tone is not; only Dale doesn't get it, so she has to be more clear.
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