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
Straightforward is an antonym for ambiguous.
Nearby Words: ambiguity, ambiguously
Straightforward
Straightforward adjective - Going straight to the point clearly and firmly.
Usage example: a straightforward account of the football game with no digressions or personal comments
Nearby Words: straightforwardly, straightforwardness
Both words in one sentence
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Yep, even their otherwise straightforward 30-minute Magical Girl OVA manages to have a weird ambiguous ending.
Source: Gainax Ending - The accessibility and straightforward conventional plots of the first two novels were soon supplanted with the shifting landscapes and ambiguous uncertainties of the later writing, where readers really had to work hard to get at the meanings and the psychodramas being played out.
Source: Creator / Alan Garner -
Ambiguous Disorder: Sherlock has a lot of common personality traits with Asperger Syndrome — socially awkward and extremely gifted within a certain area (in his case detective work), straightforward and with a lot of Brutal Honesty.
Source: Series / Elementary
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