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. Gemma Jamison:

   I vaguely remember arguing with the doctors because I didn't want them to deliver Tyler so early, but the doctors told me I was in severe danger— minutes away from death— and I needed to get to theater.

2. 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.

3. Greg Proops:

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

4. Stephen Galloway:

   The results can be gigantic, it allows ATF and local law enforcement to pinpoint who the shooters may be. And what I mean by that is, you may have multiple crime scenes where eyewitnesses are giving you information that vaguely matches. NIBIN is now telling you for sure that these crime scenes are connected.

5. Antonio Landrum:

   The woman said Antonio Landrum also invited some friends to her residence. According to police affidavits, the woman said she later had consensual sex with one of those men and non-consensual sex with one of them. The second woman said she, her friend and Antonio Landrum had consensual sex but she began to black out, documents said. She said she vaguely remembered men coming into the bedroom and forcibly having sex with her, the documents said.Landrum and Jared Anderson told police they had sex with both women, documents said. Alexander Davenport didn't make a statement to officers. Antonio Landrum said Antonio Landrum.