as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the ambiguousness of her "I'll come if I can" left us wondering if we should find someone to take her place
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Noun
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That ambiguity has encouraged some investors and companies to believe that the era of geopolitics dominating cross-border economic activity may be receding.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026 -
The letter also argued that the policy’s ambiguity violated the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees the right to due process before being deprived of liberty or property by the government.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Ambiguousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambiguousness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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