Careful vs Ambiguous - What's the difference?
careful | ambiguous | Related terms |
(obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
*, Bk.V:
*:‘Alas,’ sayde Sir Cadore, ‘now carefull is myne herte that now lyeth dede my cosyn that I beste loved.’
(obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
*1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.1:
*:Where through long watch, and late daies weary toile, / She soundly slept, and carefull thoughts did quite assoile.
Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
:He was a slow and careful driver.
Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
:They made a careful search of the crime scene.
Open to multiple interpretations.
Vague and unclear.
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
* 1662 (Thomas Salusbury)
Careful is a related term of ambiguous.
As adjectives the difference between careful and ambiguous
is that careful is (obsolete) full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad while ambiguous is open to multiple interpretations.careful
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Alternative forms
* carefull (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* See also * See alsoAntonyms
* carelessDerived terms
* carefullyambiguous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
- He gave an ambiguous answer.
- And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous , and Simplicius is resolute....