ambiguous.

open to more than one plausible interpretation

Use it for

Words that belong together

• ambiguous wording
• ambiguous evidence
• remain ambiguous

On the page

The clause is ambiguous about who must provide notice.

The final image remains deliberately ambiguous.

Because the evidence is ambiguous, the interpretation should remain provisional.

Usage notes

Primary curation section: Academic. Ambiguity involves competing meanings; vagueness involves imprecision. A statement may be both. Comparative: more ambiguous; superlative: most ambiguous. Related noun: ambiguity.