Vocabulary
Ambiguous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
not clear or decided.
Urdu meaning
ادراک کرنا بوجھنا حواس سے معلوم کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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But such cities are predictable targets during times of conflict.Convoluted and ambiguous layouts and invisible social and physical infrastructure is what warzone habitats may require.
Dawn Editorials —
The urban cost of war
— 2026-04-03
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The Rules of Business (RoB), 1973, are ambiguous on the division responsible for accessing climate finance, negotiating domestic and international private sector investments and climate-proofing sectoral policies.
Dawn Editorials —
Climate finance in RoB
— 2026-02-26
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Numerous so-called `specialised` units were created outside the formal police structure, complete with standalone police stations and ambiguous lines of accountability.
Dawn Editorials —
Accountable police forces
— 2025-12-27
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The absence of clarity on Article 9.1 and ambiguous adaptation finance framing weakened confidence.
Dawn Editorials —
COP30 and beyond
— 2025-12-06
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This has taken the Palestinian death toll to almost 70,000 in the two-year genocidal war imposed by Israel.The UNSC resolution is short on specifics and ambiguous in key areas.
Dawn Editorials —
Obstacles to Gaza plan
— 2025-11-24
Synonyms
equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable, debatable
Antonyms
unambiguous, clear
Curator example
“the election result was ambiguous”
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