| unclear | | |
| adj. | 1. ill-defined, unclear | poorly stated or described.; "he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts" |
| adj. | 2. unclear | not clear to the mind.; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" |
| ~ ambiguous | having more than one possible meaning.; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" |
| ~ blurred, clouded | unclear in form or expression.; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded" |
| ~ perplexing, confusing, puzzling | lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity.; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" |
| ~ obscure, vague | not clearly understood or expressed.; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science" |
| ~ opaque | not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight.; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" |
| ~ uncomprehensible, incomprehensible | difficult to understand.; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible" |
| ~ indefinite | vague or not clearly defined or stated.; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal" |
| ~ indistinct | not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand.; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" |
| adj. | 3. indecipherable, unclear, undecipherable, unreadable | not easily deciphered.; "indecipherable handwriting" |
| ~ illegible | (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible.; "illegible handwriting" |
| vague | | |
| adj. | 1. obscure, vague | not clearly understood or expressed.; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science" |
| ~ unclear | not clear to the mind.; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" |
| adj. | 2. undefined, vague | not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished.; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" |
| ~ indefinable, undefinable | not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words.; "an indefinable feeling of terror"; "an abstract concept that seems indefinable" |
| ~ indefinite | vague or not clearly defined or stated.; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal" |
| adj. | 3. dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy | 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" |
| ~ indistinct | not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand.; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" |
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