Ambiguous vs. Indistinct — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ambiguous and Indistinct
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Ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation
An ambiguous reply.
Indistinct
Not clearly or sharply delineated
An indistinct pattern.
Indistinct shapes in the gloom.
Ambiguous
Doubtful or uncertain
"The theatrical status of her frequently derided but constantly revived plays remained ambiguous" (Frank Rich).
Indistinct
Faint; dim
Indistinct stars.
Ambiguous
Open to multiple interpretations.
The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
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Indistinct
Hazy; vague
An indistinct memory.
An indistinct notion of how to proceed.
Ambiguous
Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Indistinct
Difficult to understand or make out
Indistinct speech.
Ambiguous
Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression.
What have been thy answers? What but dark,Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding?
Indistinct
(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim
Ambiguous
Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead;
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
Indistinct
Hazy or vague
Ambiguous
Having more than one possible meaning;
Ambiguous words
Frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
Indistinct
(of speech) difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred
Ambiguous
Having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns;
An ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
Ambiguous inkblots
Indistinct
Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance.
Indistinct
Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection.
When we come to parts too small four our senses, our ideas of these little bodies become obscure and indistinct.
Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim.
Indistinct
Not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand;
Indistinct shapes in the gloom
An indistinct memory
Only indistinct notions of what to do
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