equivocal

contentious

kənˈtɛnʃəs

adjective

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

a contentious issue

controversial,disputable,debatable,disputed,contended,open to question/debate,moot,vexed,ambivalent,equivocal,unsure,uncertain,unresolved,undecided,unsettled,borderline,controvertible

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cagy

ˈkeɪdʒi

adjective

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck

secretive,guarded,non-committal,tight-lipped,reticent,cautious,circumspect,chary,wary,careful,evasive,elusive,equivocal,discreet

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cagiest

ˈkeɪdʒi

adjective

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck

secretive,guarded,non-committal,tight-lipped,reticent,cautious,circumspect,chary,wary,careful,evasive,elusive,equivocal,discreet

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cagier

ˈkeɪdʒi

adjective

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck

secretive,guarded,non-committal,tight-lipped,reticent,cautious,circumspect,chary,wary,careful,evasive,elusive,equivocal,discreet

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cagey

ˈkeɪdʒi

adjective

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck

secretive,guarded,non-committal,tight-lipped,reticent,cautious,circumspect,chary,wary,careful,evasive,elusive,equivocal,discreet

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ambivalent

/æmˈbɪvələnt/

adjective

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her

equivocal,uncertain,unsure,doubtful,indecisive,inconclusive,irresolute,in two minds,undecided,unresolved,in a dilemma,on the horns of a dilemma,in a quandary,on the fence,torn,hesitating,fluctuating,wavering,vacillating,equivocating,mixed

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ambiguous

/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/

adjective

(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

ambiguous phrases

equivocal,ambivalent,open to debate,open to argument,arguable,debatable

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