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
Impenetrable and ambiguous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impenetrable" instead an adjective "Ambiguous".
Nearby Words: ambiguity, ambiguously
Impenetrable
Impenetrable adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.
Usage example: the mysteries of that religion are completely impenetrable to outsiders
Ambiguous and impenetrable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ambiguous" instead an adjective "Impenetrable".
Nearby Words: impenetrability, impenetrably
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- abstruse and ambiguous
- abstruse and impenetrable
- unfathomable and ambiguous
- unfathomable and impenetrable
- obscure and ambiguous
- obscure and impenetrable
- unclear and ambiguous
- unclear and impenetrable
- cryptic and ambiguous
- cryptic and impenetrable
- recondite and ambiguous
- recondite and impenetrable
- arcane and ambiguous
- arcane and impenetrable
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