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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
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#191 | general | |
#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?
We know only that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea, because we have heard it, and because our faith tells us so, that we possess souls. As to what good qualities there may be in our souls, or who dwells within them, or how precious they are, those are things which seldom consider and so we trouble little about carefully preserving the soul's beauty.
People say, I want to come to the Maldives for 10 days and will do two posts on Instagram to like 2000 followers, it’s people with 600 Facebook friends saying, ‘Hi, I’m an influencer, I want to stay in your hotel for seven days.' Jones said she receives often very vague requests, and usually at least six each day. These people are expecting five to seven nights on average, all inclusive. Maldives is not a cheap destination. SILVER AIRWAYS PASSENGERS CATCH COUPLE HAVING SEX IN SEATS BEHIND THEM So common are deals being sought by travel bloggers that many luxury hotels have taken to outlining their criteria online. The stunning villas of the Hurawalhi Island Resort in the Maldives are as picturesque as any other. On the resort’s website, there is a section specifically aimed at influencers. In it, resort management declares exactly what it’s looking for ... and what it’s not.
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.
Every time you make a movie it's like going to film school, so if I make a' Tintin' film next year or the year after it will be a different movie to what I would have made before' The Hobbit', the best films of any director's career should be the ones just when he's old enough to be old but before he gets a little bit vague.
I'm not running some consultant-driven campaign with some vague ideas that are designed not to offend anyone, i'm running a campaign based on a lifetime of fighting for working families. I'm running a campaign from the heart.
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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