Text: 1 not clearly expressed<Johnny gave as vague a reply to the test question as he could, hoping for partial credit>Synonymsfuzzy, indefinite, unclearRelated Wordsambiguous, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, murky, nebulous, obscure, unintelligible; bleary, dim, faint, foggy, hazy, indeterminate, indistinguishable, uncertain, undefinable, undefined, undetermined; inexplicable, inscrutable, mysterious; baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomableNear Antonymscandid, direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, honest, open, openhearted, outspoken, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded; obvious, plain, unambiguous, understandable, unequivocal; comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible; defined, distinct; blatant, patent, unmistakableAntonymsclear, definite, explicit, specific 2 not seen or understood clearly<I have only a vague idea of what youʼre talking about>— see faint 1

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