Synonyms for unclear
un·clear

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1. ill-defined, unclearadjective

   poorly stated or described

   "he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts"

   Synonyms:
   unreadable, undecipherable, indecipherable, ill-defined

   Antonyms:
   trenchant, limpid, broad, vivid, crystal clear, unmistakable, clear, perspicuous, luculent, prima facie, unsubtle, legible, lucid, clear-cut, pellucid, distinct

2. unclearadjective

   not clear to the mind

   "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

   Synonyms:
   unreadable, undecipherable, indecipherable, ill-defined

   Antonyms:
   vivid, luculent, lucid, legible, broad, unsubtle, distinct, prima facie, unmistakable, perspicuous, clear, crystal clear, limpid, pellucid, clear-cut, trenchant

3. indecipherable, unclear, undecipherable, unreadableadjective

   not easily deciphered

   "indecipherable handwriting"

   Synonyms:
   unreadable, undecipherable, indecipherable, ill-defined

   Antonyms:
   clear, distinct, pellucid, unsubtle, vivid, perspicuous, crystal clear, clear-cut, lucid, limpid, unmistakable, trenchant, legible, broad, prima facie, luculent

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1. List of paraphrases for "unclear":

   vague, ambiguous, obscure, uncertain, imprecise, blurred, clear, fuzzy, opaque, ill-defined, confusing, confused, woolly, dark, blurry, inaccurate, unspecific

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How to use unclear in a sentence?

1. Juta Gurinaviciute:

   NZX hosts many of New Zealand's largest companies, including Fonterra Co-operative Group, which produces over 2 billion liters of milk every year and is the world's largest dairy exporter. Overseas investors owned roughly 40% of the equities market as of December 2018.DDoS attacks aim to disrupt service by flooding a network with large volumes of internet traffic. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange suffered a DDoS attack in September last year, which forced it to suspend trading, while Nasdaq, CBOE and BATS were hit by DDoS attacks for several days in 2012 resulting in patchy access to their websites but no disruptions to trading.The motive for the attack on New Zealand's stock market remains unclear and the exchange has not provided further details. How to protect yourself from cyberattacks while working from homeThis type of attack is becoming much more common, as cybercriminals capitalize on the growth in public clouds and sell their services cheaply on the dark web. DDoS attacks surged 542% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the final three months of 2019, according to cyber security company Nexusguard.''One reason why DDoS attacks are so inexpensive is that more and more people that offer DDoS-for-hire services are leveraging the scale and bandwidth of public clouds.

2. White House:

   Based on their analysis they have not detected any sort of threat or threatening activities, they are monitoring movement of the ships but the intent of this is still unclear.

3. Julie Kim:

   When the product will be available beyond the clinical study is still a bit unclear, but we do expect that before the end of the year, we should see some information in terms of broader use.

4. Leon Izbicki:

   It is unclear how easy it would be for European clients to switch their payments to rubles given the scale of these purchases.

5. Carly Fiorina:

   Look, the debate process, who knows what it is anymore? i mean, the rules are unclear.