vague, adj.
freq. cnt. 27
freq. cnt. 27
not clearly expressed or understood
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 4
obscure vague
sample sentences
"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
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
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not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
undefined vague
sample sentences
"an undefined term""undefined authority"
"some undefined sense of excitement"
"vague feelings of sadness"
"a vague uneasiness"
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
antonym
lacking clarity or distinctness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
dim faint shadowy vague wispy
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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