Ambiguous
Ambiguous adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Unknown and ambiguous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unknown" instead an adjective "Ambiguous".
Nearby Words: ambiguity, ambiguously
Unknown
Unknown adjective - Happening or existing without one's knowledge.
Ambiguous and unknown are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ambiguous" instead an adjective "Unknown".
Nearby Words: unknowable, unknowing
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unsettled and ambiguous
- unsettled and unknown
- obscure and ambiguous
- obscure and unknown
- unclear and ambiguous
- unclear and unknown
- recondite and ambiguous
- recondite and unknown
- undetermined and ambiguous
- undetermined and unknown
- vague and ambiguous
- vague and unknown
- undecided and ambiguous
- undecided and unknown
Both words in one sentence
- It's left ambiguous as to whether or not another way even exists, so whether this spitting in defiance of fate was praiseworthy, fruitless, or both is left unknown.
Source: Ambiguous Ending - Ambiguous Gender: Lub Lub's gender was never truly revealed, it's unknown whether it's male, female, both, or neither.
Source: Lets Play / Who Is This Git - However, it is unknown whether this is the Disposable Woman trope, as their genders are ambiguous.
Source: Disposable Woman
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