Words with a similar base: ambiguous

'ambiguous'
[equivocal.a.01] as in: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead


Examples:
an equivocal statement
the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness
popularity is an equivocal crown
an equivocal response to an embarrassing question



'ambiguous'
[ambiguous.a.02] as in: having more than one possible meaning


Examples:
ambiguous words
frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy



'ambiguous'
[ambiguous.s.01] as in: having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns


Examples:
an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
ambiguous inkblots


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ambiguous (English)
└── ambiguus (Latin)
├── ambigere (Latin)
└── ambigo (Latin)


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