Synonyms for vaguely
vague·ly

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1. vaguely, mistilyadverb

   in a vague way

   "he looked vaguely familiar"; "he explained it somewhat mistily"

   Synonyms:
   mistily

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1. List of paraphrases for "vaguely":

   loosely, obscurely, remotely

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1. Greg Proops:

   I understand that smoking is vaguely inappropriate in certain situations. You know, like an orphanage, cancer ward, whatever.

2. Patricia Westby:

   I vaguely, vaguely remember hearing one time that she had lost her ring, it was replaced because what I remember is she always had a ring.

3. Pete Ricketts:

   UNL’s plan is also based on the flawed assumption that differences in outcomes among racial groups are the result of systemic racism and how people are treated based on skin color, the data, however, does n’t support this conclusion.The University’s plan makes the claim that racism is' often structural and embedded into systems,' however, it does not spell out specific examples of what this looks like at UNL besides vaguely stating there are.

4. Henry Lieberman:

   It becomes creepy or bizarre, like a monster in a movie that has vaguely human features.

5. Rodney Lincoln:

   I wasn’t really her boyfriend, we dated a few times. That relationship was strictly sexual. I vaguely remembered the last time I saw her. But I do remember that she was a very kind person. She was a loving mother, that was certain. I just couldn’t believe what had happened at the time. I still find it hard to believe. But I also couldn’t figure out how I was chosen. For a while, I lost all hope.