Explore Ambiguously through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like unambiguously. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ambiguously meaning
In an ambiguous manner.
Synonyms of Ambiguously
Using Ambiguously
- The main meaning on this page is: In an ambiguous manner.
- Useful related words include: equivocally, unambiguously.
- In the example corpus, ambiguously often appears in combinations such as: ambiguously and, more ambiguously, and ambiguously.
Context around Ambiguously
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ambiguously
- In this selection, "ambiguously" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, described, spiritual, fairly, plotted, instructs and left stand out and add context to how "ambiguously" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 137 or ambiguously comma free and a spiritual ambiguously plotted journey. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ambiguously" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ambiguously
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, Brontë portrays his religious aspect ambiguously. (7 words)
They often end ambiguously, and not necessarily happily. (8 words)
Nicky is described ambiguously and remains somewhat enigmatic to the reader. (11 words)
In BrE, this usage declined in the 20th century in favour of constructions such as They suggested that he should apply for the job (or even, more ambiguously, They suggested that he applied for the job). (36 words)
The schwa vowel /ǝ/ is written ambiguously as e, but its accentuation will sometimes distinguish it: a long vowel mark can never appear on a schwa, while a grave accent can appear only on a schwa. (36 words)
Due to the conflicting definitions of flux, and the interchangeability of flux, flow, and current in nontechnical English, all of the terms used in this paragraph are sometimes used interchangeably and ambiguously. (32 words)
Example sentences (18)
Nicky is described ambiguously and remains somewhat enigmatic to the reader.
It’s a spiritual, ambiguously plotted journey through the Atlas Mountains, and those willing to give in to its mystical embrace and gorgeous visuals should find it a sensual, engrossing watch.
In the original show, Jesse's ending was left fairly ambiguously; it was up to the viewer where he went.
When I ask whether she saw herself in Emily’s struggle for personal and creative autonomy, Steinfeld speaks somewhat ambiguously.
They often end ambiguously, and not necessarily happily.
Broad, W. J. (2007), p.15 Very often prophecies were worded ambiguously, so as to cover all contingencies – especially so ex post facto.
Due to the conflicting definitions of flux, and the interchangeability of flux, flow, and current in nontechnical English, all of the terms used in this paragraph are sometimes used interchangeably and ambiguously.
For The partitive case ( abbreviated or more ambiguously ) is a grammatical case which denotes "partialness", "without result", or "without specific identity".
He is soon confronted by Jose (Seda), an acquaintance from his own time, who gives Cole a handgun and ambiguously instructs him to follow orders.
However, Brontë portrays his religious aspect ambiguously.
However, Odo had ambiguously left the kingdom jointly to his two sons, Hunald and Hatto.
In BrE, this usage declined in the 20th century in favour of constructions such as They suggested that he should apply for the job (or even, more ambiguously, They suggested that he applied for the job).
Other terms for self-synchronizing code are synchronized code Berstel et al (2010) p. 137 or, ambiguously, comma-free code.
The ambiguously termed method acting came about through iterations of Stanislavski's system by Strasberg.
The collection of private warez groups is referred to globally as the " warez scene " or more ambiguously "The Scene".
The lab is ambiguously depicted as being involved in faking the Moon landings (an apparent joking nod to conspiracy theorists, and which figures in some versions of their theories).
The narrator, a young captain, flirts ambiguously and surreptitiously with Alice Jacobus, daughter of a local merchant living in a house surrounded by a magnificent rose garden.
The schwa vowel /ǝ/ is written ambiguously as e, but its accentuation will sometimes distinguish it: a long vowel mark can never appear on a schwa, while a grave accent can appear only on a schwa.
Common combinations with ambiguously
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: