Ambiguous and Plain

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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

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

Nearby Words: ambiguity, ambiguously

Plain adjective - Free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions.

Usage example: their piano teacher is honest and plain, if not always tactful

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Ambiguous is an antonym for plain in topics: clear, normal, ugly, unembellished, straightforward in speech.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

In most of them you are plain evil, but some of them try leave you in a more ambiguous position, where it's not clear which side is the good one.

Source: Video Game / Deception
His only real plotline comes in the third game, where he sells out the Council to Cerberus, but even then, it's left ambiguous whether he was Indoctrinated, desperate, or just plain greedy.

Source: Static Character
Whether Alison ever truly felt something for Emily or it was just plain manipulation is made quite ambiguous.

Source: Ho Yay / Live-Action TV

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