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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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| #57407 | vagueness | |
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| #89982 | wispy | |
| #122874 | lightheaded | |
| #133057 | swooning | |
| #136654 | unspecific | |
| #146622 | unnoticeable | |
| #251834 | fainthearted |
How to use vague in a sentence?
Fitschen offered vague and inconclusive evidence at his hearing.
On one side of the scales, it advances a detailed process for accelerating climate mitigation goals, but, on the other side of the scales, on finance and loss and damage, it is fuzzy and vague, the missed deadline for the $ 100 billion promise doesn't get acknowledged -- and this is a key ask from vulnerable countries.
The rules are often interpreted differently by different reviewers, because they're intentionally left vague, so we live in constant fear we may have violated these vague rules, and that the next update to our applications will be blocked by Apple.
The absence of any definition, analysis or medical standard renders this exception vague, indefinite and vulnerable to subjective interpretation and application.
These same vague concepts are now being introduced to Hong Kong.
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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