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vague as in not clearly expressed or understood
- “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
- obscure make less visible or unclear; make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; make obscure or unclear; reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa ; make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; not clearly expressed or understood; marked by difficulty of style or expression; difficult to find; not famous or acclaimed; not drawing attention; remote and separate physically or socially
vague as in not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
- “an undefined term“
- “undefined authority“
- “some undefined sense of excitement“
- “vague feelings of sadness“
- “a vague uneasiness“
Synonyms
- undefined not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
vague as in 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
- dim switch (a car’s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam ; become dim or lusterless; make dim or lusterless; make dim by comparison or conceal ; become vague or indistinct; lacking in light; lacking clarity or distinctness; made dim or less bright; offering little or no hope; slow to learn or understand
- faint pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain ; a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain ; deficient in magnitude; lacking clarity or distinctness; lacking strength or vigor; weak and likely to lose consciousness; indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- shadowy filled with shade; lacking clarity or distinctness; lacking in substance
- wispy thin and weak; lacking clarity or distinctness