Thesaurus:vague

Thesaurus

vague

English

Adjective

Sense: not clearly defined; containing uncertainty; lacking clarity

Synonyms

• ambiguous
• equivocal
• fuzzy
• generic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• gray
• imperspicuous (archaic)
• imprecise
• indeterminate
• indefinite
• indistinct    [⇒ thesaurus]
• turbid
• uncertain
• unclear
• undefined
• undefinable
• vague
• woolly

Antonyms

• certain    [⇒ thesaurus]
• clear
• definable
• defined
• determinate
• definite    [⇒ thesaurus]
• distinct    [⇒ thesaurus]
• exact
• perspicuous
• precise

Hypernyms

• incomprehensible    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lacking    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:mysterious

Further reading

• “475. uncertainty” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “vague” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.