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Synonyms for vague
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Wiktionary
vagueadjective
vagueadjective
not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
vagueadjective
not having a precise meaning.
a vague term of abuse
vagueadjective
not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
vagueadjective
not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.
a vague longing
vagueadjective
not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.
vagueadjective
lacking expression; vacant.
vagueadjective
not sharply outlined; hazy.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
vague
Synonyms:
ambiguous, cloudy, dim, dubious, foggy, indistinct, mysterious, obscure, opaque, turbid, unintelligibleAntonyms:
apparent, clear, diaphanous, distinct, evident, explicit, intelligible, limpid, lucid, manifest, obvious, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, straightforward, translucent, transparent, unadorned, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
vague
Synonyms:
general, lax, indefinite, undetermined, popular, intangible, equivocal, unsettled, uncertain, ill-defined, pointlessAntonyms:
strict, definite, determined, limited, scientific, pointed, specific
Princeton's WordNet
obscure, vagueadjective
not clearly understood or expressed
"an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
Synonyms:
unnoticeable, dark, hidden, faint, shadowy, unknown, apart(p), dim, isolated, undefined, wispy, obscure, unsungundefined, vagueadjective
not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
"an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"
dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispyadjective
lacking clarity or distinctness
"a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
Synonyms:
weak, shady, dull, dim, wraithlike, dumb, shadowed, dense, faint-hearted, timid, undefined, swooning, dimmed, black, umbrageous, fainthearted, subdued, feeble, faint, lightheaded, obscure, wispy, obtuse, light, shadowy, light-headed, wisplike, bleak, slow
Editors Contribution
bair
barely, rarely, nearly, somewhat, scarcely, merely,
Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023
Dictionary of English Synonymes
vagueadjective
Synonyms:
uncertain, ambiguous, dim, doubtful, obscure, undetermined, indefinite, indistinct, unsettled, loose, lax, unfixed, not precise, not exact
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
vagueadjective
Synonyms:
indefinite, ambiguous, obscure, uncertain, groundless, hazy, indistinct
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#271 | black | |
#613 | light | |
#675 | popular | |
#1640 | dark | |
#1702 | unknown | |
#2901 | slow | |
#2936 | hidden | |
#3233 | wave | |
#4709 | cloudy | |
#4981 | weak | |
#5735 | waves | |
#6462 | isolated | |
#6529 | undefined | |
#8252 | tide | |
#9389 | dim | |
#9564 | dumb | |
#9735 | mysterious | |
#9748 | fuzzy | |
#9770 | dense | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#12929 | unclear | |
#13293 | dull | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#14437 | vague | |
#14685 | inaccurate | |
#15135 | faint | |
#17068 | lax | |
#17229 | shady | |
#17795 | ambiguous | |
#17805 | opaque | |
#18270 | pointless | |
#18985 | intangible | |
#19568 | diffuse | |
#22231 | indefinite | |
#23071 | dubious | |
#23615 | blurred | |
#25029 | bleak | |
#28212 | undetermined | |
#30789 | subdued | |
#31313 | feeble | |
#32292 | foggy | |
#33672 | timid | |
#35876 | hazy | |
#38689 | shadowy | |
#40835 | unsettled | |
#43548 | woolly | |
#44274 | sketchy | |
#44681 | evasive | |
#44761 | unsung | |
#45217 | unintelligible | |
#46015 | shadowed | |
#48006 | spate | |
#53910 | imprecise | |
#56643 | obtuse | |
#57407 | vagueness | |
#60370 | dimmed | |
#67973 | indistinct | |
#70807 | equivocal | |
#88701 | turbid | |
#89982 | wispy | |
#122874 | lightheaded | |
#133057 | swooning | |
#136654 | unspecific | |
#146622 | unnoticeable | |
#251834 | fainthearted |
How to use vague in a sentence?
No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific, concrete form is a very essential element in thinking.
Much of the debate between the Justices in this case is over just how far they can go to rewrite a poorly worded statute in order to save it from constitutional challenge, that fight shows up in three of the Court's four decisions from Monday -- and is, in many ways, a sign of the times, as Supreme Court confronts an increasingly polarized Congress that, for various reasons, may be more likely to write vague statutes than clear ones.
The bill is so ambiguous and so vague that doctors can not be certain what medical circumstances would be considered ‘ necessary to preserve the life of the mother, ’.
I urge Alok Sharma, as the new Secretary of State, to shake off the government's vague commitment to audit reform.
The White House's vague and inconsistent document does nothing to make up for the President's failure to listen to the scientists and produce and distribute national rapid testing.
Translations for vague
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- مشاكلArabic
- неясенBulgarian
- vagueCatalan, Valencian
- vágníCzech
- unklar, ungewiss, nebelhaft, verschwommen, schwach, undeutlich, vage, ungenauGerman
- αόριστος, ασαφήςGreek
- svagaEsperanto
- vago, imprecisoSpanish
- ebaselge, ebamäärane, ähmaneEstonian
- مبهمPersian
- hämärä, epätarkka, epäselvä, epämääräinen, ympäripyöreäFinnish
- vagueFrench
- עמום, לא ברור, מעורפלHebrew
- अस्पष्टHindi
- vagoItalian
- 漠然Japanese
- 흐리다Korean
- hākirikiriMāori
- неодреден, нејасен, магловитMacedonian
- vaagDutch
- niejasnyPolish
- vagoPortuguese
- неясный, нечёткий, расплывчатый, неопределённыйRussian
- vag, oklarSwedish
- คลุมเครือThai
- muğlak, şüpheli, üstü kapalı, müphem, karanlık, belirsiz, anlaşılmaz, bulanıkTurkish
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