Vocabulary
Ambiguity
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
Urdu meaning
ابہام، مشکوک، مبہم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Such ambiguity in energy policymaking circles shows lack of clarity: do our policymakers actually want to accelerate solarisation or do they want to manage its pace to safeguard legacy interests in the power sector?
Dawn Editorials —
Solar vision?
— 2026-04-28
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THE clouds of ambiguity still hang over Pakistan`s diplomatic position amid the escalating tensions in the Gulf triggered by the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.
Dawn Editorials —
Between hedging & clarity
— 2026-03-15
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Was it operational ambiguity in a high-risk situation that led to so many fatalities?
Dawn Editorials —
Burning questions
— 2026-03-04
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When questioned, the explanation was almost mocking they were merely `killing doves`.Eventually, ambiguity disappeared.Shots were fired openly at security personnel and staff on more than one occasion.
Dawn Editorials —
Justice, Pakistan-style
— 2026-01-27
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The move is expected to resolve longstanding administrative ambiguity, end uneven and discretionbased enforcement of the law, and equip the province for better policing and counterterrorism under a uniform police command structure.
Dawn Editorials —
Police-levies merger
— 2026-01-12
Synonyms
ambivalence, equivocation, obscurity, vagueness, abstruseness, doubtfulness,
Antonyms
unambiguousness, transparency
Curator example
“we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act”
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