Ambiguous and Perspicuous
Opposite meaning words
Ambiguous
Ambiguous adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Perspicuous is an antonym for ambiguous.
Nearby Words: ambiguity, ambiguously
Perspicuous
Perspicuous adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous
Ambiguous is an antonym for perspicuous.
Nearby Word: perspicuity
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