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Choose the antonym of 'AMBIGUOUS' in the sentence: 'The manager's instructions were ambiguous.'
The antonym of ambiguous is clear. Ambiguous instructions can be understood in more than one way, whereas clear instructions have a single obvious meaning. Uncertain and doubtful are similar in sense to ambiguous, and complicated describes difficulty, not the opposite quality.
- AUncertain
- BDoubtful
- CClearCorrect
- DComplicated
Explanation
'Ambiguous' means open to more than one interpretation. Its opposite is 'clear' or unambiguous. 'Uncertain' and 'doubtful' are near synonyms, while 'complicated' means hard to understand but is not the direct opposite.
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