Synonyms 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

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

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

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1. vague

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

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

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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

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

   Antonyms:
   distinct, clear

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   distinct, clear

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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   distinct, clear

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1. bair

   barely, rarely, nearly, somewhat, scarcely, merely,

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. vagueadjective

   Synonyms:
   uncertain, ambiguous, dim, doubtful, obscure, undetermined, indefinite, indistinct, unsettled, loose, lax, unfixed, not precise, not exact

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1. vagueadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "vague":

   wave, waves, unclear, imprecise, ambiguous, woolly, obscure, blurred, mysterious, fuzzy, inaccurate, shadowy, uncertain, unspecific, hazy, diffuse, vagueness, tide, opaque, sketchy, evasive, spate

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1. David Heinemeier Hansson:

   The rules are often interpreted differently by different reviewers, because they're intentionally left vague, so we live in constant fear we may have violated these vague rules, and that the next update to our applications will be blocked by Apple.

2. James Grover Thurber:

   But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo the splendor of fame fades into nothing but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.

3. Lynn King:

   One could argue the plain meaning of the legislation by spelling it out in English, represents an intent to have it be government sponsored speech with a specific message they want to convey, on the other hand, it could be argued that the law is vague in that it does not identify that it could NOT be written in other languages.

4. Brad Adams:

   The Thai junta has sunk to a new low by charging an activist’s mother under the ‘insulting the monarchy’ law, which has been systematically abused to silence critics, prosecuting someone for her vague response to a Facebook message is just the junta’s latest outrageous twist of the lese majeste law.

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.