| Main Entry: | inexplicit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ambiguous |
Synonyms: |
clear as dishwater, cloudy, cryptic, doubtful, dubious, enigmatic, enigmatical, equivocal, inconclusive, indefinite, indeterminate, muddy, nebulous, obscure, opaque, puzzling, questionable, tenebrous, uncertain, unclear, unintelligible, vague |
| Main Entry: | ambiguous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having more than one meaning |
Synonyms: |
clear as dishwater, cryptic, doubtful, dubious, enigmatic, enigmatical, equivocal, inconclusive, indefinite, indeterminate, inexplicit, muddy, multivocal, obscure, opaque, polysemous, puzzling, questionable, tenebrous, uncertain, unclear, unintelligible, vague |
| Notes: | ambiguous is vague by accident or intent; equivocal is vague by intent |
Antonyms: |
clear, definite, explicit, lucid |
| Main Entry: | unintelligible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not understandable |
Synonyms: |
Greek, ambiguous, equivocal, fathomless, illegible, impenetrable, inarticulate, incognizable, incoherent, incomprehensible, indecipherable, indistinct, inexplicit, jumbled, meaningless, muddled, obscure, opaque, tenebrous, uncertain, unclear, unexplicit, unfathomable, ungraspable, unknowable, unreadable, vague |
Antonyms: |
comprehensible, intelligible, meaningful, understandable |
| Main Entry: | problematical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ambiguous |
Synonyms: |
at issue, borderline, chancy, clear as dishwater, clouded, cryptic, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, enigmatic, enigmatical, equivocal, in doubt, in question, inconclusive, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, inexplicit, muddy, obscure, opaque, problematic, puzzling, questionable, tenebrous, uncertain, unclear, unintelligible, unsure, vague |