Antonyms of adj unambiguous

2 senses of unambiguous

Sense 1
unambiguous (vs. ambiguous) -- (having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa)

ambiguous (vs. unambiguous) -- (having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy")
        => double-barreled, double-barrelled -- (having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers)
        => double-edged -- (capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways; "double-edged praise")
        => enigmatic, oracular -- (resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile")
        => left-handed -- (ironically ambiguous; "a left-handed compliment")
        => multivalent, multi-valued -- (having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory")
        => polysemous, polysemantic -- (of words; having many meanings)
        => uncertain -- (ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms")

Sense 2
unequivocal (vs. equivocal), univocal, unambiguous -- (admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement")


Similarity of adj unambiguous

2 senses of unambiguous

Sense 1
unambiguous (vs. ambiguous) -- (having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa)
       => monosemous -- (having only one meaning)
          Also See-> clear#1; unequivocal#1, univocal#1, unambiguous#2

Sense 2
unequivocal (vs. equivocal), univocal, unambiguous -- (admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement")
       => absolute -- (expressing finality with no implication of possible change; "an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority")
       => straightforward -- (free from ambiguity; "a straightforward set of instructions")
       => unquestionable -- (not open to question; "an unquestionable (or unequivocal) loss of prestige")
          Also See-> unambiguous#1

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