MUZZY Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

muzzy

adjective

ˈmə-zē

Definition of muzzy

as in vague

not expressed in precise terms in an attempt to be all things to all people, the candidate offered to the voters an intentionally muzzy campaign message

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as in dazed

suffering from mental confusion with my mind still muzzy from the medication, I had no idea what the nurse was saying

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Recent Examples of muzzy My personal term for the inexact nature of the messy, fuzzy world was muzzy. — Charles Platt, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023

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Adjective

But the recall list was vague, not providing consumers with information on where the lettuce was sold or how consumers could avoid it.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Recently, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district made local headlines after officials required administrators to review student newspapers prior to publication and outright censor certain reports based on vague standards.

— Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of vague

Adjective

The Jayhawks appeared dazed after falling behind 10-1 early before 3,192 enthusiastic fans.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Paul rose, dazed and much too slowly, felt for his glasses, went to the table, and gently touched the laptop with his index finger.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of dazed

Adjective

Two sources familiar with the matter told CNN over the weekend the uranium enrichment provision includes stipulations imposed by the US, but details of potential limitations are unclear.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Whether Villa only wanted to loan Garnacho anyway is unclear, but there’s an obvious motive for not signing him permanently.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of unclear

Adjective

In a little corner of my mind, however, history will always mean the tragic smashing of individual lives by its cruel hands and the scattering of bewildered people reeling from its blows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Away from the bewildered rancher calling out in surprise, away from the Appaloosa.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of bewildered

Adjective

Unfortunately, who qualifies for the Robinhood Platinum Card is a little ambiguous.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Many leaders in the late 18th century already considered privateering a morally ambiguous practice, according to Michael Crawford, a former senior historian at the Naval History and Heritage Command.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

Definition of ambiguous

Adjective

Instead, the calls were about, for example, a homeless person who fell asleep in a store, a person who seemed confused in a public park, and someone who was yelling at passersby on the street.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026
These are questions to raise confidence levels among United fans, rather than confused eyebrows.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of confused

Adjective

If someone becomes dizzy, weak, intensely thirsty, nauseated, confused or unusually tired, move them to a cooler place or go to the hospital.

— Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Anyone who becomes dizzy or has trouble breathing while wearing a respirator should move to cleaner air and remove the mask.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of dizzy

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