Cryptic and Nonambiguous

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Cryptic adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.

Usage example: the oracle offered only cryptic predictions that could be interpreted any number of different ways

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Nonambiguous is an antonym for cryptic.

Nonambiguous adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.

Usage example: I need a nonambiguous “yes” or “no”

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Cryptic is an antonym for nonambiguous.

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Nonambiguous and Cryptic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/nonambiguous

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