All amphibological synonyms
adjective amphibological
- doubtful β of uncertain outcome or result.
- uncertain β not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- ambiguous β If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
- ambivalent β If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.
- dubious β doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- muddled β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- puzzling β confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
- unclear β free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- vague β not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- borderline β The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
- clear as mud β not at all clear
- clouded β of or relating to cloud computing: cloud software; cloud servers.
- disreputable β not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- fishy β like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like.
- fuzzy β of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.
- hazy β characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
- indefinite β not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
- indeterminate β not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
- indistinct β not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
- misleading β deceptive; tending to mislead.
- muzzy β confused; muddled.
- oblique β neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- problematic β of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- questionable β of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- suspect β to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- suspicious β tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- tenebrous β dark; gloomy; obscure.
- undecided β not decided or determined.
- unintelligible β not intelligible; not capable of being understood.
- arcane β Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- incomprehensible β impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- abstruse β You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- baffling β impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
- concealed β to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- cryptic β A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
- difficult β not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- imperceptive β not perceptive; lacking perception.
- nubilous β cloudy or foggy.
- obtuse β not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- perplexing β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- purblind β nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted.
- unfathomable β not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- dark β When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- ominous β portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- caliginous β dark; dim
- dim β DIM statement
- dingy β of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
- dusk β the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.