vague
[adjective]
Synonyms: unclear, hazy, ill-defined, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, loose, nebulous, uncertain, unspecified

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Antonyms: express
Contrasted words: clear, distinct
Related Words: indeterminate, indistinct, unplain, cloudy, dim, hazy, nebulous, muddy, unsubstantial, indefinite, uncertain, unrecognizable, dreamlike, dreamy, bleared, bleary, blurry

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

vague S3 /veɪɡ/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin vagus 'wandering, vague']

1. unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean:
The governor gave only a vague outline of his tax plan.
vague about
Julia was vague about where she had been and what she had been doing.

2. have a vague idea/feeling/recollection etc (that) to think that something might be true or that you remember something, although you cannot be sure:
Larry had the vague feeling he’d done something embarrassing the night before.

3. not having a clear shape or form Synonym : indistinct:
The vague shape of a figure loomed through the mist.
—vagueness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

vague
adj.
VERBS be, look, sound ‘Where did you leave it?’ Isobel looked vague.
become, get She seems to be getting rather vague as she grows older.
remain | leave sth The identity of the city in the novel is deliberately left vague.
ADV. extremely, hopelessly, very Her directions were hopelessly vague.
a bit, fairly, a little, pretty, quite, rather, somewhat | enough, sufficiently It was a vague enough concept for the liberals to unite around.
suitably | deliberately, intentionally You're being deliberately vague.
necessarily Since the officers knew little themselves their reassurances were necessarily vague.
inherently an inherently vague and subjective concept
notoriously The law is notoriously vague on this point.
PREP. about I am vague about what happened during the rest of the night.
as to I was suitably vague as to exactly how I had acquired the money.
in The statement was vague in its wording.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

vague

a vague idea/notion
The students only had a vague idea of what they were supposed to do.
a vague sense/feeling
She had a vague feeling that she had let something important slip away.
a vague recollection/memory
I have only a vague recollection of what the house looked like.
a vague impression
Everything happens so quickly, though, that all you are left with is a vague impression.
a vague suspicion
A vague suspicion began to tug at Benny's mind.
a vague unease/dread
I felt a vague unease.

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