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 series begins with a murder in tiny Dahlonega, an indistinct town an hour from Atlanta.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
What is Father Jud Duplenticy’s body art, so blurry and indistinct?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
Richter also played around with electronic music as well, sampling Elizabethan-era instruments but recontextualizing them to create an awestruck, indistinct sense of the unseen world in which young Hamnet finds himself.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
Their experiences were dismissed as indistinct from men’s, shaped by patriarchal assumptions about heroism.
—Christopher P. Davey, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
What is Father Jud Duplenticy’s body art, so blurry and indistinct?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
Richter also played around with electronic music as well, sampling Elizabethan-era instruments but recontextualizing them to create an awestruck, indistinct sense of the unseen world in which young Hamnet finds himself.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
Their experiences were dismissed as indistinct from men’s, shaped by patriarchal assumptions about heroism.
—Christopher P. Davey, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinct
Adjective
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The attack came hours after Saree signaled in a vague statement Friday that the rebels would join the war.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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These designations are, first and foremost, vague.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Like Colleen, Giurgis’ adaptation is allergic to the faintest traces of sincerity or urgency.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Winnipeg Jets came to Ball Arena and kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 4-2 victory against the league-leading Avalanche.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a break from decades of tradition, the band walked onto the stage in total darkness, visible to the crowd only in hazy silhouette.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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Once you're set up, use your phone to scan the skies for faint hazy glows.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Indistinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinct. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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