Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with ambiguity in American Collocation
ambiguity
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌæmbɪˈɡjuəti/
basic or essential
deliberate
inherent
systematic
Some authors indulge in deliberate ambiguity.
possible
possible
potential
Any potential ambiguities were resolved with reference to the new guidelines.
in language
lexical
linguistic
semantic
syntactic
Another source of syntactic ambiguity is where whole phrases can attach to more than one position in a sentence.
cause or increase ambiguity
cause
create
introduce
lead to
This gives us a more complete document to work with, causing less ambiguity.
reduce ambiguity
avoid
clarify
eliminate
minimize
reduce
remove
resolve
Parentheses are used to resolve ambiguities.
show where ambiguity exists
highlight
identify
reveal
In some ways the question highlights an inherent ambiguity in his position.
amount
degree
element
The official forecasts of emissions from the transport sector are characterised by a degree of ambiguity and imprecision.
ambivalence
complexity
confusion
contradiction
inconsistency
uncertainty
vagueness
Avoid ambiguity and confusion in the message you are trying to get over.