Antonyms for vague
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1. vagueadjective

   Synonyms:
   ambiguous, obscure

2. vagueadjective

   not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

   Synonyms:
   ambiguous, obscure

3. vagueadjective

   not having a precise meaning.

   a vague term of abuse

   Synonyms:
   obscure, ambiguous

4. vagueadjective

   not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.

   Synonyms:
   ambiguous, obscure

5. vagueadjective

   not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.

   a vague longing

   Synonyms:
   obscure, ambiguous

6. vagueadjective

   not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.

   Synonyms:
   obscure, ambiguous

7. vagueadjective

   lacking expression; vacant.

   Synonyms:
   obscure, ambiguous

8. vagueadjective

   not sharply outlined; hazy.

   Synonyms:
   ambiguous, obscure

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. vague

   Antonyms:
   apparent, clear, diaphanous, distinct, evident, explicit, intelligible, limpid, lucid, manifest, obvious, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, straightforward, translucent, transparent, unadorned, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

   Synonyms:
   ambiguous, cloudy, dim, dubious, foggy, indistinct, mysterious, obscure, opaque, turbid, unintelligible

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. vague

   Antonyms:
   strict, definite, determined, limited, scientific, pointed, specific

   Synonyms:
   general, lax, indefinite, undetermined, popular, intangible, equivocal, unsettled, uncertain, ill-defined, pointless

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1. 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

   Antonyms:
   distinct, clear

   Synonyms:
   unnoticeable, dark, hidden, faint, shadowy, unknown, apart(p), dim, isolated, undefined, wispy, obscure, unsung

2. undefined, vagueadjective

   not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

   "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"

   Antonyms:
   distinct, clear

   Synonyms:
   obscure, faint, shadowy, wispy, dim, undefined

3. 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"

   Antonyms:
   distinct, clear

   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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. vagueadjective

   Synonyms:
   indefinite, ambiguous, obscure, uncertain, groundless, hazy, indistinct

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1. specificity

   Submitted by rinat on September 22, 2019  

How to use vague in a sentence?

1. Joel Wit:

   Pompeo's visit I think was a useful beginning to set out parameters and to start working on the details of a deal, the North Koreans talked about a vague, step-by-step simultaneous approach, which seems to me the right way to move forward. That's the only thing that's going to work.

2. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin:

   The bill is so ambiguous and so vague that doctors cannot be certain what medical circumstances would be considered ‘necessary to preserve the life of the mother,’ the absence of any definition, analysis or medical standard renders this exception vague, indefinite and vulnerable to subjective interpretation and application.

3. Lawrence Gostin:

   Double masking is vague because we don’t know what kind of material or fitting.

4. Lynn Greenky:

   Only in exceptional circumstances will content-based restrictions be constitutionally permissible under the First Amendment, certainly, the Montana government has a compelling state interest in protecting the health, welfare, and privacy of its citizens, but the statute is so vague that it is virtually unenforceable. A vague statute is, by definition, not narrowly tailored, and as such it will wither under First Amendment scrutiny.

5. Chris Christie:

   People don't have to interpret what I mean about Social Security, it won't be mischaracterized ... the more vague you are because you're trying to have it both ways, the more you're subject to that kind of misinterpretation.

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