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vague
adjective as in not definite or clear
Strongest matches
ambiguous, dubious, equivocal, faint, fuzzy, hazy, imprecise, lax, nebulous, obscure, uncertain, unclear, unsure
Weak matches
amorphous, amphibological, bewildering, bleary, blurred, cloudy, dark, dim, doubtful, dreamlike, enigmatic, generalized, ill-defined, impalpable, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, inexplicable, loose, misunderstood, muddy, perplexing, problematic, puzzling, questionable, shadowy, superficial, tenebrous, undetermined, unexplicit, unintelligible, unknown, unsettled, unspecified
Example Sentences
The new policies have already drawn lawsuits claiming that the policies are problematically vague.
The limits of these "vital interests" have always been left deliberately vague – ambiguity and credibility being the two watchwords of nuclear deterrence.
However, the defence argued this material had too vague a link and was far too prejudicial.
Some participants didn’t like the original terms Standard Nearly Met and Standard Not Met, calling them vague, according to a state report.
However, the document was still "too vague" and lacked detail on how targets would be met, according to Deirdre Heenan, Professor of Social Policy at Ulster University.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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