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Adjective
▲
Having a meaning that is open to several interpretations
polysemantic
polysemic
polysemous
unclear
multivocal
vague
confusing
cryptic
enigmatic
equivocal
obscure
uncertain
enigmatical
puzzling
ambivalent
arguable
debatable
double-edged
doubtful
dubious
gnomic
oracular
paradoxical
unintelligible
abstruse
arcane
inconclusive
indefinite
indeterminate
inscrutable
misleading
mysterious
mystic
occult
perplexing
riddling
hazy
indistinct
inexplicit
questionable
clear as mud
open to argument
open to debate
nebulous
clear as dishwater
unconfident
still open to question
still open to doubt
difficult to follow
on the fence
hemming and hawing
running hot and cold
blowing hot and cold
of two minds
shilly-shallying
not sure
more ❯
“But in the following passage the syntax is such that the referent of the word lap is ambiguous.”
Adjective
▲
(of a visual or image) Blurry and not defined
soft
blurry
blurred
vague
hazy
misty
foggy
veiled
cloudy
clouded
fuzzy
ill-defined
indistinct
unclear
undefined
indiscernible
distorted
faint
imprecise
indefinable
indeterminate
indistinguishable
obscure
uncertain
undetermined
unexplicit
unfocused
unsure
confused
nebulous
murky
gauzy
shadowy
obscured
shady
obfuscated
dim
Cimmerian
crepuscular
out of focus
blear
muddy
bleary
overclouded
smoggy
befogged
brumous
beclouded
soupy
overcast
heavy
louring
hazed
lowering
thick
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression
misleading
false
deceptive
confusing
delusive
specious
evasive
spurious
deceitful
delusory
sophistical
disingenuous
tricky
casuistical
deceiving
fallacious
unstraightforward
beguiling
deluding
equivocal
mock
pseudo
bewildering
casuistic
catchy
confounding
demagogic
distorted
distracting
illusory
inaccurate
misrepresentative
mistakable
perplexing
puzzling
wrong
untrue
fictitious
sham
erroneous
mistaken
bogus
phonyUS
phoneyUK
imaginary
fraudulent
untruthful
incorrect
unfounded
unreal
chimerical
unsound
counterfeit
invalid
invented
fanciful
fabricated
inexact
misguided
insincere
dishonest
feigned
fantastic
artificial
flawed
apparent
seeming
suppositious
fictional
ostensible
fishy
imagined
pretend
off
imprecise
hallucinatory
imitation
visionary
concocted
illogical
forged
ideal
made up
chimeric
ersatz
faked
faulty
mendacious
pretended
fictive
lying
trumped up
phantasmal
mythical
counterfactual
fabulous
two-faced
assumed
dissembling
simulated
put-on
in error
hollow
dreamlike
make-believe
fantastical
affected
notional
devious
supposititious
snide
treacherous
phantasmic
queer
phantasmagoric
guileful
shifty
without foundation
baseless
not genuine
double-dealing
whimsical
cunning
pretentious
apocryphal
truthless
semblant
pirate
perfidious
ungrounded
bent
contrived
dodgy
out
mythic
framed
factitious
iffy
phantom
duplicitous
fantasied
imaginal
sophistic
blue-sky
faux
cooked-up
not kosher
way off
off beam
made-up
full of holes
cod
vain
copied
fancied
economical with the truth
improper
sly
Hollywood
plant
brummagem
crock
non-existent
artful
dicey
crafty
foxy
equivocating
trumped-up
won't fly
soft shell
plastic
sneaky
inauthentic
dummy
unnatural
delusional
not accurate
not exact
unauthentic
off target
way out
wide of the mark
unreasonable
captious
unsubstantiated
groundless
forsworn
idle
wily
mad
foundationless
unproven
unreasoned
coloredUS
misinformed
unsupported
uncorroborated
untrustworthy
scheming
ill-founded
phantasmagorical
reasonless
colouredUK
insubstantial
hoax
glib
faithless
perjurious
designing
without basis
meretricious
subtle
underhand
hypocritical
falsified
underhanded
quasi-
mythological
trick
mechanical
strained
forced
insidious
dissimulating
askew
way off beam
abroad
perjured
hollow-hearted
crooked
substitute
dud
off base
prevaricating
misrepresenting
fibbing
inventing
misstating
falsifying
storybook
terminologically inexact
double-faced
off-base
synthetic
Janus-faced
devised
figmental
romantic
phony-baloney
double-crossing
committing perjury
two-timing
phoney-baloney
malicious
entrapping
surreal
nightmarish
psychedelic
misconceived
deluded
quixotic
phantasmagorial
kaleidoscopic
Kafkaesque
phantasmagorian
bizarre
unread
mocking
irrational
unfactual
nonfactual
off the mark
plausible
pseud
knock-off
pirated
unqualified
unfitting
contrary to fact
improvised
not true
empty
ostentatious
likely
colorable
presumable
credible
probable
sophisticated
flattering
presumptive
nugatory
superficial
amiss
untested
unverified
unconfirmed
unwarranted
unjustified
unattested
cooked up
traitorous
made
fashioned
hyped up
created
seemingly correct
deflecting
diverting
cheating
pretending
phantasm
not the case
conjectural
not trustworthy
off-beam
way off-beam
so-called
actorly
quack
worthless
virtual
wannabe
would-be
self-styled
quasi
erratic
plausible but wrong
apparently right
nonvalid
speculative
questionable
erring
awry
defective
fluffed
jive
mealymouthed
backhanded
unctuous
disloyal
double
mealy
gratuitous
bottomless
tenuous
uncalled-for
off-target
misfigured
astray
wide
goofed
misconstrued
mishandled
miscalculated
not real
not legit
backstabbing
knavish
commiting perjury
swearing falsely
bearing false witness
wrong number
all wet
all off
legendary
dreamed-up
as it were
to all intents and purposes
intangible
nebulous
hypothetical
immaterial
theoretical
fairy-tale
Pecksniffian
lip
not precise
not working
at fault
out of commission
out of line
on the wrong track
impalpable
not backed up by evidence
double dealing
back-stabbing
left-handed
slippery
slick
weird
nonexistent
reproduction
reachy
replica
aerial
out of this world
fabled
unsubstantial
incredible
unbelievable
Barmecidal
Barmecide
float
diversionary
fly
Machiavellian
cagy
shrewd
cute
cagey
slim
carny
shonky
blue sky
pipe dream
deep
shady
wry
greasy
sharp
intelligent
witted
clever
streetwise
keen
smooth
astute
mimic
man-made
imitative
useless
broken
illegal
not what it is cracked up to be
calculating
false-hearted
uncandid
not candid
not frank
unscrupulous
unfrank
unfair
unveracious
oblique
indirect
not entirely truthful
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Hard to find, capture, or achieve
elusive
evasive
puzzling
baffling
misleading
deceptive
equivocal
elusory
fraudulent
illusory
fallacious
oracular
unspecific
abstract
deceitful
evanescent
fleeting
fugacious
greasy
imponderable
incomprehensible
indescribable
insubstantial
mysterious
obscure
occult
phantom
shy
stonewalling
tenuous
transient
transitory
tricky
vague
volatile
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a meaning that is expressed indirectly or ambiguously
backhanded
indirect
oblique
double-edged
equivocal
sarcastic
ironic
sardonic
two-edged
tongue-in-cheek
doubtful
sneaky
snide
underhanded
with tongue in cheek
double
ambivalent
sly
disingenuous
dubious
phonyUS
pretended
insincere
phoneyUK
counterfeit
phoney-baloney
feigned
paradoxical
unctuous
cryptic
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Brief, concise, and to the point
elliptical
compact
concise
terse
laconic
obscure
brief
oblique
succinct
cryptic
curt
pithy
abstruse
concentrated
economic
aphoristic
apothegmatic
capsule
clipped
compendious
condensed
crisp
epigrammatic
incomprehensible
indirect
monosyllabic
recondite
sententious
sparing
summary
telegraphic
thumbnail
unfathomable
Delphic
rough
no-nonsense
direct
harsh
surly
frank
crude
impatient
outspoken
caustic
plain-spoken
bad-tempered
matter-of-fact
ill-tempered
forthright
candid
impetuous
cavalier
abrasive
unmannerly
unequivocal
undiplomatic
off
indelicate
upfront
tactless
decisive
short-tempered
bearish
businesslike
straight from the shoulder
offish
hasty
tetchy
little
brutal
bald
small
bare
honest
pulling no punches
not beating about the bush
calling a spade a spade
not afraid to call a spade a spade
distinct
unhelpful
disobliging
uncooperative
aloof
brutally honest
vigorous
testy
distant
cool
grumpy
dismissive
limited
unconstrained
callous
inelegant
crabbed
standoffish
irascible
memorable
catchy
competent
confident
efficient
sullen
unfriendly
hurried
fast
decreased
petulant
ill-natured
open
hearty
sharp-tongued
impertinent
thoughtless
diminished
crabby
grouchy
taciturn
crotchety
graceless
ephemeral
unprolonged
lessened
good-natured
genial
approachable
bad-mannered
ill-mannered
swift
sour
cross
friendly
decurtate
abbreviate
cheery
sincere
blustering
barefaced
loud
curtate
ill-humouredUK
out of sorts
transient
speaking as one finds
cut short
not protracted
angry
boorish
boisterous
truculent
ill-humoredUS
nasty
morose
saturnine
point-blank
stark
simple
unadorned
hard-hitting
undisguised
unvarnished
unqualified
unembellished
unpolished
uncompromising
straight-talking
straight-shooting
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion
noncommittal
neutral
beige
careful
cautious
characterless
circumspect
discreet
equivocal
evasive
faceless
featureless
guarded
indefinite
indistinctive
nondescript
politic
reserved
tactful
temporisingUK
temporizingUS
tentative
unrevealing
vague
vanilla
wary
constrained
even-steven
hush-hush
incommunicable
judicious
middle-ground
middle-of-the-road
on-the-fence
restrained
zipped
buttoned up
clammed up
mindful
on guard
on the qui vive
aware
on the watch
on the alert
apprehensive
Argus-eyed
on your toes
on one's toes
prepared
ready
tentie
tenty
all ears
open-eyed
on your guard
deliberate
sharp
calm
scepticalUK
distrustful
mistrustful
dubious
inhibited
wide-awake
regardful
doubtful
scrupulous
on the ball
not missing a trick
skepticalUS
on the job
defensive
perceptive
anxious
unemotional
wide awake
keen
eagle-eyed
sharp-eyed
keen-eyed
self-possessed
in check
gimlet-eyed
hawk-eyed
beady-eyed
on tiptoe
paying attention
self-controlled
on one's guard
shy
keeping a weather eye on things
self-restrained
shrewd
fastidious
sly
protective
under control
frugal
thrifty
suspecting
measured
doubting
sparing
belt-and-braces
provident
agog
concentrating
acute
wired
playing safe
with weather eye open
keeping a weather eye on
walking on eggs
looking to
on alert
keeping your eyes peeled
looking for
watching one's step
watching out
fast on the draw
on toes
thinking twice
waiting on
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
with eyes like a hawk
sage
secretive
punctilious
meticulous
gentle
gradual
elusive
tight-lipped
timid
patient
unhurried
squeamish
dainty
mistrusting
unwasteful
saving
upon one's guard
conscientious
uncertain
worried
questioning
untrusting
skittish
unsure
taking notice
solicitous
zealous
wakeful
hip
active
hooked
glued
unsleeping
perky
quick
psyched up
keeping a weather eye open
switched on
cunning
designing
manipulative
devious
crafty
scheming
Machiavellian
uneasy
fully awake
heads up
wide-eyed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
jealous
tamed
restricted
disciplined
composed
limited
contained
see after
see to
expectant
loath
forethoughtful
afraid
nervous
averse
disinclined
mean
cool
disingenuous
artful
conniving
slippery
slick
guileful
unscrupulous
foxy
contriving
wily
parsimonious
stingy
iffy
niggardly
miserly
economical
particular
hedging one's bets
walking on egg shells
with one's eyes peeled
taking it slow
subtle
premeditating
slim
unflappable
steady
undemonstrative
quiet
soft
mild
sober
phlegmatic
unassuming
muted
withdrawn
unaffable
unexpansive
unexcessive
nonaggressive
chilled
retiring
shrinking
uptight
laid-back
inobtrusive
unextreme
in charge
not given to excesses
in control of yourself
under wraps
bottled up
corked up
cool, calm and collected
on a leash
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Misty
misteous
Adjective
▲
Hair-splitting
quibbling
critical
hair-splitting
carping
equivocal
jesuitical
overnice
cavillingUK
pedantic
finicky
captious
fault-finding
cavilingUS
hypercritical
fussy
pettifogging
pernickety
nit-picking
nitpicking
hairsplitting
overscrupulous
censorious
disapproving
over-exacting
faultfinding
punctilious
niggling
perfectionist
overcritical
picky
more ❯
Adjective
▲
That is diametrically opposed to something
contradictory
antithetical
contrary
opposite
conflicting
discrepant
incompatible
inconsistent
irreconcilable
opposed
paradoxical
contrasting
antipodal
antipodean
clashing
diametric
diametrical
different
divergent
incongruous
opposing
polar
repugnant
adverse
against
agin
antagonistic
anti
antithetic
at variance
con
contradictive
converse
counter
counteractive
differing
in opposition
negating
nullifying
oppugnant
ornery
reverse
self-contradictory
at odds
no go
inverted
adversarial
transposed
backward
turned
negative
belligerent
combative
aggressive
unsympathetic
confrontational
resistant
contentious
averse
inhospitable
quarrelsome
ill-disposed
equivalent
reciprocal
inside
against the grain
repellant
remaining
back
wrong
repulsive
everted
angry
militant
spiteful
bellicose
contrariwise
regressive
vitriolic
jaundiced
dissident
wrathful
virulent
disapproving
inside out
turned back
unwilling
unsociable
argumentative
adversative
truculent
unreceptive
pugnacious
accusatorial
oppugning
retroverted
back-to-front
bottom-to-top
changed
right-to-left
flipped
reverted
turned over
down on
dead set against
dissenting from
acting in opposition
on the warpath
set against
in disagreement with
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Winding, windy, having many bends
meandrous
anfractuous
circuitous
convoluted
crooked
curving
devious
flexuous
gyrating
indirect
intricate
involved
labyrinthine
mazy
meandering
meandry
roundabout
serpentine
sinuous
snaky
spirallingUK
spiralingUS
tortuous
twisting
wriggly
zigzag
winding
bending
windy
rambling
hinted at
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not meant to be known as such by others
secret
undercover
covert
underhand
clandestine
furtive
underground
conspiratorial
hush-hush
shrouded
surreptitious
sneaky
stealthy
backstairs
closet
private
privy
sly
sneak
sneaking
stealth
underhanded
black
shifty
backdoor
clouded
covered
dark
deep
enigmatical
mystic
mystical
obscure
occult
out-of-the-way
strange
surprise
top-secret
unenlightened
unintelligible
unseen
veiled
behind someone's back
behind-the-scenes
cloak-and-dagger
hole-and-corner
hugger-mugger
in ambush
on the QT
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Likely to change suddenly and create difficulties or danger
unstable
changeable
unpredictable
variable
volatile
fluctuating
inconsistent
inconstant
unsettled
capricious
erratic
fickle
mercurial
temperamental
uncertain
unreliable
unsteady
fitful
irregular
changeful
changing
flickery
fluid
irrational
mutable
skittish
unequal
uneven
varying
wavering
untrustworthy
vacillating
doubtful
dubious
labile
shifty
suspect
unsound
weaving
not fixed
isolated
odd
disorganizedUS
jumbled
disorganisedUK
disjointed
unconnected
uncoordinated
confused
muddled
careless
disorderly
rare
periodical
all over the place
unorganizedUS
accidental
sparse
unorganisedUK
unintelligible
uncontrolled
entropic
disconsonant
fractal
slipshod
seasonal
non-linear
disordered
convulsive
scarce
unfrequent
fortuitous
heedless
inappropriate
few
thoughtless
unsuitable
unplanned
absurd
different
unsuited
extraneous
improper
all over the map
disparate
in fits and starts
unbecoming
inapt
bizarre
contingent
differing
unpremeditated
out of keeping
on again and off again
unrelated
inconsonant
distorted
inapropos
fantastic
divergent
lopsided
unavailing
unmixable
alien
foreign
twisted
recurring
unselective
rough
promiscuous
digressive
incomplete
discursive
uncommon
messy
alternate
seldom
scrambled
aleatory
cyclical
roundabout
sloppy
paroxysmal
checked
mixed up
uncontrollable
undisciplined
abrupt
twitching
inchoate
incohesive
ill-thought-out
bits and pieces
fits and starts
not habitual
clashing
unguided
part-time
sudden
fluke
few and far between
all over the shop
without goal
without direction
blind
lost
wanton
strewn
widespread
discrete
non-uniform
fragmented
scrappy
violent
spurtive
systemless
checkeredUS
chequeredUK
semioccasional
hit and miss
indeterminate
garbled
progressive
dappled
mottled
variegated
piecemeal
unsystematized
frenzied
stochastic
anecdotal
adaptive
multicolouredUK
speckled
disagreeing
undiscriminating
gaping
outsourced
freelance
outside
mixed-up
not frequent
lax
shambolic
segmented
intervallic
picaresque
diverse
mismatched
without a goal
uncritical
slovenly
indifferent
multicoloredUS
cursory
dissimilar
soap opera
uncontinuous
trial-and-error
remiss
lackadaisical
perfunctory
dissentient
unfastidious
inelegant
slap-happy
in disarray
sour note
hitty-missy
trial-and error
sometime
rugged
especial
special
specific
exclusive
exceptional
particular
twitchy
stopped
strange
jarring
out of place
punctuated
cyclic
continual
all over the lot
inept
unfit
perverse
inapposite
unhappy
amiss
unapt
untoward
indecorous
off-key
infelicitous
malapropos
graceless
unseemly
long-winded
stop-go
shaking
tremulous
ironic
higgledy-piggledy
wordy
prolix
isochronal
stop-and-go
rhythmic
rhythmical
arrested
iterant
epochal
iterative
discontinuing
isochronous
metrical
serial
sticking out a mile
not in harmony
in opposition
standing out a mile
like a fish out of water
incongruitous
spontaneous
willy-nilly
devil-may-care
unconcerned
unexpected
unconscious
diffuse
jumpy
jolting
bouncy
circuitous
every other
hit or miss
verbose
garrulous
now and then
here and there
delayed
suspended
hindered
postponed
obstructed
discontinued
any which way
any old way
periphrastic
circumlocutory
by bits and pieces
adventitious
some
cut off
not many
juddering
scattering
shuddering
maundering
oblique
pleonastic
logorrheic
windy
related
serendipitous
inadvertent
unintended
coincidental
unintentional
flukey
unwitting
accompanying
cut short
contributory
broken off
interfered with
by-the-way
unlooked-for
concomitant
held up
attendant
inconsequential
pointless
tedious
by chance
circumstantial
by accident
concurrent
more ❯
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