as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
managed to discern a blurry, indistinct shadow through the downpour
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Recent Examples of indistinct
The video contained audio of the girl choking, as well as indistinct banging in the truck.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Depending on the moment, the album can feel either profoundly affecting or frustratingly indistinct.
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Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
Three gigantic abstract paintings lean against the counter, each an indistinct blob of color.
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Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
The wagon wheels were fun in theory, but overcooked to the point that pasta and sauce blurred into a soft, indistinct bite (not so fun).
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for indistinct
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Depending on the moment, the album can feel either profoundly affecting or frustratingly indistinct.
—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
Three gigantic abstract paintings lean against the counter, each an indistinct blob of color.
—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
The wagon wheels were fun in theory, but overcooked to the point that pasta and sauce blurred into a soft, indistinct bite (not so fun).
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for indistinct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinct
Adjective
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Critics say Burnham’s politics are vague and fail to grapple with tough issues, such as where the money will come from to pay for his pledges.
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The truth is that the entire premise of the Cybercab rests on the promise of true autonomous operation, and that's the part that remains frustratingly vague.
Adjective
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Single dishes tend to be more sensitive and able to pick up faint radio waves from deeper in the cosmos, but radio arrays with many dishes tend to capture much sharper images.
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However, this new research showed that these point sources, including pulsars, would be extremely faint, and that is good news for scientists who favor annihilating dark matter as the cause of these gamma rays.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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In the private ward in the maternity wing, everything is quiet, all the surfaces immaculate and clean as if nothing at all has happened, your mother still hazy with the blur of oxytocin and carbetocin, staring out the open window.
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“Indistinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinct. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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